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From 1826 to 1900, the British fought a series of campaigns against the Ashantis, whose kingdom was located inland. In 1902, they succeeded in establishing firm control over the Ashanti region and making the northern territories a protectorate. British Togoland, the fourth territorial element eventually to form the nation, was part of a former German colony administered by the United Kingdom from Accra as a League of Nations mandate after 1922. In December 1946, British Togoland became a UN Trust Territory, and in 1957, following a 1956 plebiscite, the United Nations agreed that the territory would become part of Ghana when the Gold Coast achieved independence.  

From 1826 to 1900, the British fought a series of campaigns against the Ashantis, whose kingdom was located inland. In 1902, they succeeded in establishing firm control over the Ashanti region and making the northern territories a protectorate. British Togoland, the fourth territorial element eventually to form the nation, was part of a former German colony administered by the United Kingdom from Accra as a League of Nations mandate after 1922. In December 1946, British Togoland became a UN Trust Territory, and in 1957, following a 1956 plebiscite, the United Nations agreed that the territory would become part of Ghana when the Gold Coast achieved independence.  

The four territorial divisions were administered separately until 1946, when the British Government ruled them as a single unit. In 1951, a constitution was promulgated that called for a greatly enlarged legislature composed principally of members elected by popular vote directly or indirectly. An executive council was responsible for formulating policy, with most African members drawn from the legislature and including three ex officio members appointed by the governor. A new constitution, approved on April 29, 1954, established a cabinet comprising African ministers drawn from an all-African legislature chosen by direct election. In the elections that followed, the Convention People's Party (CPP), led by Kwame Nkrumah, won the majority of seats in the new Legislative Assembly. In May 1956, Prime Minister Nkrumah's Gold Coast government issued a white paper containing proposals for Gold Coast independence. The British Government stated it would agree to a firm date for independence if a reasonable majority for such a step were obtained in the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly after a general election. This election, held in 1956, returned the CPP to power with 71 of the 104 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Ghana became an independent state on March 6, 1957, when the United Kingdom relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.  

The four territorial divisions were administered separately until 1946, when the British Government ruled them as a single unit. In 1951, a constitution was promulgated that called for a greatly enlarged legislature composed principally of members elected by popular vote directly or indirectly. An executive council was responsible for formulating policy, with most African members drawn from the legislature and including three ex officio members appointed by the governor. A new constitution, approved on April 29, 1954, established a cabinet comprising African ministers drawn from an all-African legislature chosen by direct election. In the elections that followed, the Convention People's Party (CPP), led by Kwame Nkrumah, won the majority of seats in the new Legislative Assembly. In May 1956, Prime Minister Nkrumah's Gold Coast government issued a white paper containing proposals for Gold Coast independence. The British Government stated it would agree to a firm date for independence if a reasonable majority for such a step were obtained in the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly after a general election. This election, held in 1956, returned the CPP to power with 71 of the 104 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Ghana became an independent state on March 6, 1957, when the United Kingdom relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.  

Ghana - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture by Ian Utley (Paperback - Mar 24, 2009)

Ghana - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture by Ian Utley (Paperback - Mar 24, 2009)

===Current===

===Current===

* Gifford, Paul. ''Ghana's New Christianity, New Edition: Pentecostalism in a Globalising African Economy'' (2004)

* Library of Congress. ''Ghana: A country study'' (2009) [http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/ghtoc.html online], excellent coverage of current and historical Ghana

* Oppong, Joseph R. and Esther D. Oppong. ''Ghana'' (2003) for middle schools

* Oppong, Joseph R. and Esther D. Oppong. ''Ghana'' (2003) for middle schools

* Randall, Peter E. and Abena Busia. ''Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited'' (2007)

* Randall, Peter E. and Abena Busia. ''Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited'' (2007)

===History===

===History===

* Agbodeka, Francis. ''African Politics and British Policy in the Gold Coast 1868–1900: a Study in the Forms and Force of Protest'' (1971)   

* Agbodeka, Francis. ''African Politics and British Policy in the Gold Coast 1868–1900: a Study in the Forms and Force of Protest'' (1971)   

* Buah, F. K. ''A History of Ghana''  (1966)

* Buah, F. K. ''A History of Ghana''  (1966)

* Davidson, Basil, with F. K. Buah. ''A History of West Africa to the Nineteenth Century'' (1966)

* Davidson, Basil, with F. K. Buah. ''A History of West Africa to the Nineteenth Century'' (1966)

 

===Advanced topics===

===Advanced topics===

* Adjaye, Joseph K. "Perspectives on Fifty Years of Ghanaian Historiography," ''History in Africa,'' Volume 35, 2008, pp. 1-24  in [[Project MUSE]]

* Adjaye, Joseph K. "Perspectives on Fifty Years of Ghanaian Historiography," ''History in Africa,'' Volume 35, 2008, pp. 1-24  in [[Project MUSE]]