South Africa: Africans

Question 1

What happened in a war in Transkei in

?

Answer 1

3,500 Xhosa killed by the British
Large number who were captured were sent to the Cape as forced labourers
Their cattle were seized

Question 2

What was the main source of tension?

Answer 2

Gun control

Question 3

What happened in 1873?

Answer 3

Natal chief, Langalibele defied the injunction to register the firearms in his tribesmen possession and insulted the messenger who was sent to remind him

Question 4

When had the Natal chief, Langalibele defied the injunction to register the firearms in his tribesmen possession and insulted the messenger who was sent to remind him?

Answer 4

1873

Question 5

What was the response to Langalibele defiance and insults?

Answer 5

Martial law was declared and a settler army was called up

Question 6

What was the result of the clashes between the fleeing tribes and the settler milita?

Answer 6

Many dead
Burnings
Cattle lifting
Milita wanted revenge

Question 7

What happened to Langalibele after the rebellion?

Answer 7

Taken to court and judged under the native law for the crime of rebellion
Imprisionment on Robben Island

Question 8

Who was taken to court and judged under the native law for the crime of rebellion?

Answer 8

Langalibele

Question 9

When was Natal granted self government?

Answer 9

1893

Question 10

What happened in 1893?

Answer 10

Natal granted self government

Question 11

What was the outlook of Natal?

Answer 11

Wanted avoidance of uprisings

Question 12

What happened in 1879?

Answer 12

Zulu Kingdom destroyed and annexed into Natal

Question 13

When was the Zulu Kingdom destroyed and annexed into Natal?

Answer 13

1879

Question 14

As a result of the Boer war, what did the government do?

Answer 14

Taxed every adult African male

Question 15

Why had the government decided to tax every adult African male?

Answer 15

As a result of the Boer War and this would reduce unemployment levels

Question 16

How did the white population regard the Africans?

Answer 16

Lazy in nature and complained about a shortage of labourers

Question 17

What happened in 1906?

Answer 17

Three areas of Natal refused to pay the taxes and rebellions broke out

Question 18

When had the Natal rebellion broke out?

Answer 18

1906

Question 19

How did the British try to put down the rebellion?

Answer 19

Settler militia went to areas of rebellion and demanded submission
Cattles confiscated
Villages burned

Question 20

What was happening in Zulu land whilst the Natal rebellion was happening?

Answer 20

Bambatha refused to pay poll tax and then led a guerrilla campaign

Question 21

How did the British deal with Bambatha rising?

Answer 21

Same tactics used in the Natal rebellion

Question 22

What happened in June 1906?

Answer 22

British trapped Bambatha and 1,000 were killed with shrapnel, bullets and bayonets

Question 23

When had the British trapped Bambatha and 1,000 were killed with shrapnel, bullets and bayonets?

Answer 23

June 1906

Question 24

What happened in the Maphumulo district?

Answer 24

Used violence to enforce poll tax, which led to uprising and they were crushed in July 1906