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Question 1

In what year we’re diamonds first discovered

Answer 1

1867

Question 2

Give 4 characteristics that make diamonds valuable

Answer 2

Durability
Flexibility
Color
Heat reflecting

Question 3

how did the discovery of diamonds make people wealthy

Answer 3

since diamonds were so rare people wanted them ans started businesses to mine them

Question 4

what happened to the black claim holders

Answer 4

they were removed from their land and had to pay tax/they we always accused of buying diamond illegally because of the language thy spoke and how they looked

Question 5

explain how the conditions in the mine were

Answer 5

the mines were damp and dark
some would be very hot and noisy
sometimes they would fill up with water and flood
the mine s were sometimes very low to the ground and you would have to be on your knees

Question 6

how many years after the discovery of diamonds was the gold discovered in Kimberly

Answer 6

20 years later

Question 7

explain why people walked so far to reach the gold fields

Answer 7

since gold was so rare and valuable they wanted to grow their wealth

Question 8

what laws were in place in other field to stop black claim holders

Answer 8

there were laws diamond mines

Question 9

explain why the British put the laws in place to stop black claim holders

Answer 9

this was so that the British could stay in control

Question 10

explain why it was necessary to dig deep level mine

Answer 10

the large seems of gold beneath the surface they had to dig deeper to find/reach them

Question 11

in which period was the greatest increase in the length of rail way tracks

Answer 11

1900-1909

Question 12

describe the living conditions of the miners in the compound

Answer 12

overcrowded
dirty and unhealthy
no windows
concrete beds

Question 13

why did the mine owners build compounds

Answer 13

they built them because its cheaper than building them each a place to stay pus this makes it much harder for them to steal something they found in a mine

Question 14

what was the migrant labor system and evaluate the effect i had on the black man [how did they get paid]?

Answer 14

there was a demand for cheap labor so they forced black workers
to work in the mines and kept them from leaving until there contract was finished

Question 15

what did the government do that forced black men to work in the mines

Answer 15

the government introduced a hut tax

Question 16

name 2 places gold was discovered first

Answer 16

on a farm

Spitsrop in Laydenburg