JAMB Government 2006 Question 10

Question 10

Colonial Administration

Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony?

  1. A.British servants
  2. B.British citizens
  3. C.British settlers
  4. D.British subjects.
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Answer: D (British subjects.)

Explanation

Lagos was a British colony (British territory), so its people were British subjects, unlike people in the protectorates, who were "British protected persons".