The War of the Golden Stool

• 1896: British occupied Ashanti capital and exiled the king and several chiefs
• Major Hodgson: Appointed British Governor (1896)
• Hodgson demanded the golden stool from the Ashanti. The Queen mother persuaded the Ashanti to fight back–resulted in the War if the Golden Stool
• After recruiting enemies of the Ashanti, the British defeat med them in 1902. Ashanti kingdom became part of the British colony of the Gold Coast
• The Ashanti lost many golden treasures
• The Ashanti...

  •were not given political rights

  •had their power taken

  •forced off their own land and had to pay for low pay for Britain

  •had little spent on their healthcare and education
• The British...

  •Took as much as possibke from the Gold Coast

  •spent money on things which would help them remove natural resources from the Gold Coast

  •Built railways and roads to transport the resources to harbors