The Aba Women’s Riots of 1929 were a response to:

Question

Answer 1

The Aba Women’s Riots of 1929 were a response to:

The imposition of heavy taxes on women traders. ✓
The banning of traditional religious practices.
Forced labor in European-owned plantations.
The prohibition of women from participating in politics.

Explanation

In 1929, women in Igboland feared that the colonial government would tax them, after a census of their property. They protested at Aba and nearby towns. So the riots were a response to the imposition of heavy taxes on women traders.

The protest was about money and the loss of women’s power under the warrant chiefs.

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