South Africa Flashcards
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Cape colony was originally a colony that belonged to who?
Through what did it become British?
When did it become British?
Dutch
Marriages and European wars
1814
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What was the Dutch population known as?
The boers?
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When do Britain begin to settle on the east coast?
What are they known as?
1820
1820 settlers
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What did the 1820 settlers get permission to do?
What did this help to do?
Set up farms. This upset the Dutch.
Helped to consolidate and defend southern border against Xhosa.
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What were the Xhosa known as also?
The Bantu
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Once the British had settled along the east coast, they made social changes. What did these include?
Better treatment of slaves (boers treated them terribly)
Allowed abolition of slavery in 1833
British culture and language became popular in cape colony
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When the Dutch became fed up with Br influence, what did they do?
Why did they do this?
Set off on ‘The Great Trek’ in the 1830s-40s.
They march north and inland
- in search of fetile land for farming
- escape frontier fights
- establish the Transvaal and orange free state
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What did Br see the boers as?
Uncivilised and wild
During the 1840s-50s there was a period of stability. Why?
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As the great trek has happened
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How was there stability in the 1840s-50s?
Was a growth in trade and economy as EIC no longer had monopoly
More settlers from Britain in cape
Became more politic - 1854 parliament elected but ultimate power still with British
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What did voting in the cape depend on?
Land ownership. All races could vote but if didn’t own land, couldn’t vote.
This is known as franchise
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Cape colony - molteno
Profile
Who was he?
What did he do? Effects of this?
First pm in 1872
Liberal poltician
Abolished hut tax
Poured money into infrastructure and improved agriculture system(improved life for all)
Multi racial franchise grew - native peoples rights extended, could own land and property so could be politically active. Meant parliament had to cater for everyone’s need.
Results in overall social and economic growth
In 1877 qriquland west annexed
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Where were diamonds discovered?
Kimberly. Important boer town as was geographically were all towns joined up.
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Diggers move into Kimberly in what year?
1870
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What does president of the Transvaal do?
What do Britain do in response?
Claim diamond field as boer property
Boers overthrown by British and area declared a republic by British
