Concepts

Question 1

Migrant labourer

Answer 1

A system where workers travel away from their homes for a long period if time to work

Question 2

Alluvial diamonds

Answer 2

Diamonds that are recovered from deposits of sand,gravel or clay near rivers

Question 3

Dry diggings

Answer 3

Mining for diamond in arid conditions far from water

Question 4

Stock exchange

Answer 4

A place where stocks,bonds or other securities are brought and sold

Question 5

Mercantile

Answer 5

To do with trading

Question 6

Ventilation

Answer 6

The mechanical system or equipment used to circulate air to or to replace stale air with fresh air

Question 7

Ore

Answer 7

A naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked

Question 8

Pass

Answer 8

A document giving the holder permission to be in a certain area or to move from one area to another

Question 9

Franchise

Answer 9

The right to vote

Question 10

Conscripted

Answer 10

One compulsory enrolled for service specifically in the armed forces

Question 11

Commando

Answer 11

A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy held areas

Question 12

Uitlander

Answer 12

The Afrikaans word for the British who came to work in South Africa. It means ‘outsiders’

Question 13

Guerilla tactics

Answer 13

A fighting tactic to attack the enemies while not prepared

Question 14

Federate

Answer 14

To join together This involved the joining of the British colonies of the Cape and Natal with the Afrikaner republics of Orange Free State and the Transvaal

Question 15

Responsible government

Answer 15

A form of government which acts in accordance with the wishes of the people and which us accountable to parliament for it’s actions

Question 16

Ultimatum

Answer 16

A final statement if terms made by one party to another

Question 17

Siege

Answer 17

A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building,cutting off supplies with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside

Question 18

Guerilla war

Answer 18

The use of hit-and-run tactics by small.mobile groups of irregular forces operating in territory controlled by a hostile,regular force

Question 19

Commandos(2)

Answer 19

A small group of Boer soldiers that use guerilla tactic

Question 20

Capitalism

Answer 20

A economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry ande controlled by private owners for profit

Question 21

Commercial

Answer 21

This relates to business where it is done with the aim of making a profit

Question 22

Sharecroppers

Answer 22

Tenant farmers who give a share of the crops raised to the landlord as rent

Question 23

Republics

Answer 23

A form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power

Question 24

Philanthropist

Answer 24

A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others

Question 25

Scorched earth policy

Answer 25

A policy that was used by the British to burn down the boer farms

Question 26

Displaced

Answer 26

Cause(something) to move from it’s proper or usual place

Question 27

Dysentery

Answer 27

Infection of the intestines cause by the parasitic or bacterial infection resulting in severe diarrhoea