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a) i) The extract mentions "Duala kings" but does not provide their specific names. ii) The British Monarch to whom the petition of 1879 was written was Queen Victoria. iii) Two reasons why the Duala kings petitioned the British to annex the territory in 1879 and 1881 were: 1. To secure the annexation of their territory. 2. To regulate trade and commercial relations and establish Courts of Equity and Justice. b) i) The extract mentions "Consular activities" but does not provide the name of the British Consular official. ii) The extract states that Her Majesty's Government turned a deaf ear to the demands for annexation but *does not provide