relations with boars and bantu Flashcards
what year did boars turn on the british?
1880
what did the boars do too the british?
attacks - winning series of victories
when and where did the boars humiliate the british?
majuba hill in february 1881 - 150 britons were killed
what further problems arose for the british?
arrival of germans to south west africa in 1884
what did the german presence create for the british?
raised fears that boars would form an alliance with germans
what year was there a new gold discoveries?
1886
what was the gold eagerly sought by?
trading companies
cecil rhodes received a charter for british south africa company when?
october 1889
cecil rhodes traded in the area for what?
enrich himself and extend the british empire
what was cecil rhodes ultimate aim in south west africa?
create continuous british land route from cape town to egypt
september 1890, rhodes company established a what?
fort - home to shona people - bringing another area under british control
what did the boars do to the british?
attacks and won series of victories
where and when did the boars humiliate the british?
majuba hill in february 1881 - 150 britons were killed
