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the British government took control of the Gold Coast's possessions from a private African company of merchants.
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the Fanti (the most numerous of the coastal people) rulers signed an agreement with the British that became the legal stepping stone to colonial status for the coastal area
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British Gold Coast Crown colony
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the British annexed Ashanti and Northern territories.
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Joseph Danquah and other leading nationalists founded the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
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the Convention People's Party (CPP), led by Nkrumah organized workers and farmers for the first time in a mass movement for independent and staged strikes.
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Another constitution was approved on April 29, 1954, establishing a cabinet comprised of African ministers that were drawn from an all-African legislature chosen by direct election
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A new constitution was introduced by Nkrumah's government to provide direct election by universal suffrage in 1954.
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Prime Minister Nkrumah's Gold Coast government issued a white paper containing proposals for Gold Coast independence
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The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom's colonial rule in 1957
