Ordinary level 2026 regional mock history 2 guide
Ordinary level 2026 regional mock history 2 guide
REGIONAL MOCK 2026
HISTORY 0560
MARK GUIDE
PAPER TWO
SECTION A: CAMEROON HISTORY FROM 1870-2019
1A*
a) (i) Dika Mpondo Akwa (King Akwa) /Dika Mpondo Akwa (King Akwa)
(ii)Queen Victoria
(iii) Reasons why the Douala Kings petition for the British annexation
The chiefs feared to lose control over trade and political independence.
They hoped annexation would stabilise and even increase trade under British governance.
The British introduced the legitimate trade to replace slave trade in the coastal region of
Cameroon which was more profitable to the natives and the chiefs.
The Cameroon kings and chiefs felt satisfied with the annual “dash” or material compensation
that the British government gave them for the abolition of slave trade and human sacrifices.
Through the effort of the British, problems between the chiefs, natives and foreign traders
were more often settled in a friendly manner through the Court of Equity in Douala created in
1856 and the Court of Justice in Victoria created in 1858.
The British Baptist missionaries had very much developed the coast.
The chiefs were satisfied with the British firms on the coast like John Holt, R.W Kings and
the Ambas Bay Trading Companies that provided European goods and employment to their
natives.
The British gave credits to the middlemen traders who had to pledge that they would always
pay their debts before they could qualify to obtain goods on credits from the trading house
again.
The native chiefs were under pressure from the British traders and missionaries to write letters
requesting for British annexation.
The chiefs wanted a strong power like Britain to restore their authority and position
threatened by native revolts.
The natives and the local chiefs had become too used to the English culture such as language,
names, titles and even the authority of the English Consul.
The Baptist missionaries from Britain were successful in their evangelization campaigns in
Douala, Bimbia and Victoria.
The chiefs were impressed with the English laws in Calabar and wanted them to be introduced
in Cameroon
The local chiefs wanted British protection against the Germans and French encroachment.
The natives also preferred the British because they respected their native customs and
traditions. (2+1+2 marks)
b) (i) Edward Hyde Hewett
(ii) Reasons why her Majesty’s Government gave a deaf ear to the demands for
annexation.
Britain prioritised colonies with proven economic values like gold, rubber and oil. At the
time, Cameroon did not present the same level of obvious, immediate wealth as places like
Nigeria or South Africa
