Which British Governor sparked the 1900 War of the Golden Stool by demanding to sit upon the sacred artifact?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Sir Frederick Hodgson
- Step 1: Governor Hodgson delivered a provocative speech in Kumasi in March 1900 demanding the stool. Step 2. This desecration provoked immediate armed rebellion led by the Ejisu Queen Mother. Answer: Sir Frederick Hodgson. Why not the others: Guggisberg was governor in the 1920s; MacCarthy died in 1824; Burns governed in the 1940s.
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