europeans nicknamed the coast of west africa the gold coast.
europeans nicknamed the coast of west africa the gold coast.
who nicknamed the coast of west africa the gold coast?
europeans
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the gold coast was a british colony on the gulf of guinea in west africa from 1867 to its independence as the nation of ghana in 1957.









































the first europeans to arrive at the coast were the portuguese in 1471. they encountered a variety of african kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial deposits of gold in the soil.
gold coast (british colony)
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gold coast may refer to:









































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bullet::::- gold coast (region), in west africa, which was made up of the following colonies:









































bullet::::- gold coast (british colony) (present-day ghana), british colony on the gulf of guinea in west africa









































bullet::::- brandenburger gold coast, then prussian gold coast (present-day southwestern ghana), former german colony









































bullet::::- danish gold coast (present-day southeastern ghana), former danish colony









































bullet::::- dutch gold coast (present-day southern ghana), former dutch colony









































bullet::::- portuguese gold coast (present-day southern ghana), former portuguese colony









































bullet::::- swedish gold coast (present-day southern ghana), former swedish colony









































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gold coast