Concept:The Aba Women's Riots of
1929 were a mass protest by women against British colonial taxation policies.
Explanation:Before
1929, women traders in southeastern Nigeria were not directly taxed by the colonial administration.
The British then planned to introduce a new tax on women, which threatened their income and independence.
Market women and other traders reacted by organising large protests across Calabar and Owerri provinces.
They targeted native courts and government offices, and they opposed the Warrant Chiefs who enforced colonial policies.
The riots, also called the Women's War, were so serious that the government reviewed the taxation method.
Women were not subjected to direct taxation as a result of this protest.
Answer:C. The imposition of heavy taxes on women traders.