With the north under British control, the three territories of the Gold Coast—the Colony (the coastal regions), Ashanti, and the Northern Territories—became, for all practical purposes, a single political unit, or crown colony, known as the Gold Coast. The borders of present-day Ghana were realized in May 1956 when the people of the Volta region, known as British Mandated Togoland, a vote was made in a plebiscite on whether British Togoland should become part of modern Ghana; the Togoland Congress voted 42% against. 58% of votes opted for integration.
with the north under british control the three territories of the gold coast—the colony (the coastal regions) ashanti and the northern territories—became for all practical purposes a single political unit or crown colony known as the gold coast the borders of present-day ghana were realized in may 1956 when the people of the volta region known as british mandated togoland a vote was made in a plebiscite on whether british togoland should become part of modern ghana; the togoland congress voted 42% against 58% of votes opted for integration