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D. As long as humans have been erecting statues and monuments, others have come along and destroyed those those efforts to immortalize ancestors, leaders, heroes, and religion. Often the materials have been used for other purposes. In 1776, a New York mob tore down a statue of King George III which was melted to make bullets to fight British soldiers.
B. Gold accounts for roughly half of the exports from the country once called the Gold Coast. While gold brought wealth to the area since at least the Middle Ages, it also attracted European fortune hunters who later turned the region into the Slave Coast, supplying the Americas with millions of Africans for forced labor.
D. English is the official language of the former British colony, which has another 11 government-sponsored languages. French also is widely taught in Ghana’s schools because all of the country’s neighbors are French-speaking. The Portuguese and Dutch were the first Europeans to trade for gold in what is now Ghana.
A. Police detained dozens of the protesters in the capital of Accra, but they were released as anger grew over the arrests. President Akufo-Addo ordered armed forces to end the mining. However, few expect a major crackdown ahead of national elections in December because of political supporters among the illegal miners.