Gold Coast (region)
West African region rich in gold, now the nation of Ghana.
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The Gold Coast region was named after its main export resource, gold, and lay between the Ivory Coast and the Slave Coast.[1]
Quick Facts
- Location
- Gulf of Guinea, West Africa
- Named after
- Main export resources (gold, pepper, ivory, slaves)
- Major colonial powers
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Couronian
- Danish
- Brandenburger/Prussian
- British
- Modern name
- Ghana
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What the cited sources add
Cartwright notes that the gold trade in West Africa goes back to antiquity, with the Carthaginian explorer Hanno sailing to the region in the 5th century BCE.[2] Herodotus described a silent barter method for gold on the West African coast, according to Cartwright.[2] The Romans employed cross-Saharan traders to exchange goods for gold, ivory, and exotic animals.[2] Cartwright states that at the trade's peak, two-thirds of the gold moving around the medieval Mediterranean came from West Africa.[2]
The Portuguese fleet sponsored by Fernão Gomes established a trading presence near the gold fields in 1471.[2] Cartwright explains that the discovery of the Americas gave West Africa a temporary respite before European powers returned for slaves.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Gold Coast (region)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Cartwright, "The Gold Trade of Ancient & Medieval West Africa", World History Encyclopedia, 2019-05-13. facts only, no text reused. worldhistory.org
- Wikipedia, "Gold Coast (region)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gold Coast (region)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gold Coast (region)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Postlethwayt, "Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce", W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington, 1774; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112; "The Legislation Providing for the Grant of Independence to Ghana", Journal of African Law, 1957, p. 99–112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gold Coast (region)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cartwright, "The Gold Trade of Ancient & Medieval West Africa", World History Encyclopedia, 2019-05-13; Compton, "Excavations at Kranka Dada: An Examination of Daily Life, Trade, and Ritual in the Bono Manso Region", BAR Publishing, 2017; Cartwright, "The Gold Trade of Ancient & Medieval West Africa", World History Encyclopedia, 2019-05-13 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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