Talk:Gold Coast (British colony)

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In West-Africa, Gold Coast wasn't just the name of the British colony. Among Portuguese and Dutch traders the region was known by that name before it was a Britisch colony, because of the rich gold trade there. Also, I suspect that many of the current 'Gold Coasts' (though maybe not all) got their name from the African region, which had a widespread reputation. I propose moving this back to Gold Coast and moving the disambiguation page which is currently at Gold Coast to Gold Coast (disambiguation). — mark ✎ 12:47, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting idea, but I think I disagree. The number of "Gold Coast"s around the world that have no obvious direct correlation to this colony is pretty big and if we did as you said, we'd have to have a long italics note at the top for people seeking those places, saying This is about the west African colony; for the Queensland city, see ..., for the Florida city, see... for the Long Island, USA, area see ... etc. etc. etc. - DavidWBrooks 13:10, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The note wouldn't have to be long at all; how about This is about the region in West-Africa; for other uses of Gold Coast, see Gold Coast (disambiguation)? Anyway, the West-African region may or may not be the best known Gold Coast, it isn't just a colony so the current name is wrong in any case. Maybe Gold Coast (West-African region) is an improvement. — mark ✎ 15:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Just to make sure I understand, you say that even back in colonial times, "Gold Coast" was a name used for areas other than those controlled by the British, so this article heading is misleading, or needs to be linked from an article about the whole Gold Coast region? - DavidWBrooks 16:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gold Coast was the name of a colony established by the Portuguese in the 1400s. The Gold coast was not a "region" it was a colony just like its nieghbor Ivory Coast. Also Gold Coast was never controlled by a European power until the British in the late 19th century. The Asanti people who had control over Ghana cooperated with the European powers who fought with eachother over who could trade with the Asanti people.

The article Portuguese Gold Coast that seems to fit that area, although it's very stubby. Perhaps you could expand it? Note that *this* article is about only the British colony, not the area's history before or since then. - DavidWBrooks 22:47, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest merging all the article pertaining to Gold Coast as the forunner of Ghana as one article because it is confusing having several articles about one history in several different lcations.

Added Asanti Wars. Someone please proofread.

Accra Riots Can someone expand please. As a key event in the beginning of decolonisation a case can be made for a separate page. Jackiespeel 22:39, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The monarach section says: - 1821-1901 Victoria (first). This seems rather suspect, given that Victoria didn't take the throne of the United Kingdom until 1837. I don't know enoug about the history of the Gold Coast to know exactly how to rectify the infobox, but clearly it needs some rectifying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.54.28 (talk) 00:32, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory information

The dates in the Overview section don't match up with those in Anglo-Ashanti wars. Specifically, what's called First Anglo-Ashanti War (1863-64) is referred to as the Second one in the other article, and none of the causes seem to match either. howcheng {chat} 18:39, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Conflation of Gold Coast (colony) and Ghana

There are numerous references to "Ghana" and "Ghanaians" in the context of events prior to independence. While there was a medieval Ghana, the relationship to the colony is loose. Indeed, "Ghanaians" really only applies to a majority group, not the entire population. I suggest that references to the region, from the time the areas were first assembled into the Gold Coast colony until independence should ALL refer to "Gold Coast." ExpatSalopian (talk) 01:36, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant reference

The reference "Giles, Jim (2007). "Before settlers arrived, California's wildfires were much worse". New Scientist. 196 (2628): 9. doi:10.1016/s0262-4079(07)62754-7. ISSN 0262-4079." has to do with California, not Gold Coast. ExpatSalopian (talk) 01:36, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That reference was added at this edit which is just one of 190+ edits made to this article 23–26 August 2020 by a single editor. There are other nonsensical references; enough to make all of that editor's contributed references suspect. Editors who care about this article should take action to remove/replace or validate the suspect references.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 13:57, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The British and the colonisation of the Gold Coast

Explain why there are different versions of the same story. 105.245.100.146 (talk) 11:13, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]