Relations with indigenous people Flashcards
How many British were killed as a result of the Indian mutiny?
6000
How many Indians were killed as a result of the Indian mutiny?
150,000, including 100,000 civillians
Where and when was there discovery of diamonds in South Africa?
1867
Near Kimberly, on the Vaal River in West Griqualand
=diamond rush attracting both white settlers and Bantu
What did the British do in 1868?
annxed Bansutoland
What did the British do in 1871?
annexed West Griqualand
What did the British do in 1873?
annexed East Griqualand
When did the British propse a federation with the Boers ?
1875
=Boers rejected federation
When was the war between Britain and the Xhosa?
1877-1878
When did Britain annex the Transvaal?
1877
When did Britain launch an invasion in Zululand and what happened?
1879
Sufferedhumiliation at Isandlwana but finally defeated Zulu at Ulundi
with Zulualand becoming a British protectorate
when did the Boers declared their indepdence?
Dec 1880
=Boer militia besiged British garrisons across the Transvaal
British defeated at Majuba Hill
What did the British sign to end the first Boer war?
Convention of Pretoria
which recognisied the Boer self government
When and why did the British annex Bechuanaland?
Fear of Boer/ German alliance due to growing german influence in the region
=1885
Paul Kruger (Boer leader) assured Charles warren that Boers could maintian control,however ignored by British who made Bechuanaland a crown colony
Why was Gold dicoveref in Witwatersrand in 1886 signficant?
Brough a mass of non-Boer Eurpopeans to the area and with it hostility and friction, these Europeans came known as “Uitlanders”
How were bantu people treated in this period?
bantu control of land rapidly lost
increasing limitation on Black rights
