Decline  The early successes of the  confederacy were short-lived, and a protracted war with the Dutch, backers of the Ashanti Confederacy , left them in ruins. In 1873, the British proclaimed the entire coast of Ghana (then known as the Gold Coast) a protectorate of the crown. The Fante dissolved their confederacy that same year in return for money, guns and a license to make war on any invading Ashanti on behalf of the British. Mankessim continued to hold cultural and political importance among the Fante , but was never again an independent force in the region .
Decline of the Confederacy The early successes of the modern Fante confederacy were short-lived, and a protracted war with the Dutch, backers of the Ashanti Kingdom , left them in ruins. In 1873, the British proclaimed the entire coast of Ghana (then known as the Gold Coast) a protectorate of the crown. The Fante allied themselves to the British that same year in return for money, guns and a license to make war on any invading Ashanti on behalf of the British. Mankessim continued to hold cultural and political importance among the Fante . The Fante became fierce advocates for decolonization and many prominent Fante leaders, lawyers m, scholars and businessmen were involved in the fight for independence from the early 1900 until independence in 1957 when they together with all Akans, Ga-Adangbe, Ewes and various Northern tribes became the modern Republic of Ghana. Through such resistance, they became such a menace that the British moved the capital of the Gold Coast from Oguaa (Cape Coast) to Accra .
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. The Fante became fierce advocates for decolonization and many prominent Fante leaders, lawyers m, scholars and businessmen were involved in the fight for independence from the early 1900 until independence in 1957 when they together with all Akans, Ga-Adangbe, Ewes and various Northern tribes became the modern Republic of Ghana. Through such resistance, they became such a menace that the British moved the capital of the Gold Coast from Oguaa (Cape Coast) to Accra