Answer question 1 and 2

Here are the answers to questions 1 and 2:

1. The town of Victoria is significant in Cameroon in the late 1850s because...
The town of Victoria (now Limbe) was founded by the London Baptist Missionaries in 1858 as a settlement for freed slaves. This marked a significant European presence and the establishment of a new community on the coast.
The correct option is C. The London Baptist Missionaries resettled freed slaves.

2. Identify the Cameroonian coastal ruler who in 1879 sent a letter to the Queen of England requesting for British annexation of Cameroon.
King Bell (Ndumbe Lobe) was a powerful chief of the Douala people. In 1879, he wrote to Queen Victoria expressing a desire for British protection and annexation, fearing encroachment from other European powers.
The correct option is A. King Bell.