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The industrial revolution in Britain and southern Africa from 1860** Flashcards

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what is indentured labour

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workers who are on contract to work for a certain time at a certain wage

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when did the british take over natal as a colony

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1843

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3
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why did people grow sugar cane in the natal

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the soil and warm climate was good for growing sugar cane

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what was sugar used for

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sweeten drinks and food

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what happened in the 1850s

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british farmers from the indian ocean arrived in natal to grow sugar cane

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6
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what was india back in the days

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collection of many states

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7
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what happened in 1784

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british government took over indian land

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8
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reasons why labour was imported

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plenty of labour was needed to grow, harvest and prepare sugar cane for crushing and boiling

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9
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what other jobs were there on big plantations

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zulu people kept cattle and grew crops

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10
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explain when people became free

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after working for 5 years , the workers could re-indenture or get discharge certificates and become free. they could go to india or settle and find other jobs

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11
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where did most indentured workers come from

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southern india
hindu
spoke tamil or telegu

others also came from bengal

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12
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what form of transport were indentured workers brought with

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boats

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13
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sugar mills used…

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steam power

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14
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where does sugar cane originally come from

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india and south east asia

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name 2 things employers did for workers

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provide them with free housing
-thatched huts
-corrugated iron structures
-later, brick houses joined together were built

food rations
-staple food in india = rice
-mielie meal was sometimes given

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16
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more than….indentured indian adults, mainly between the ages of… and… came to natal between … and …

ratio of men to women
… : …

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152 000
20
30
1860
1911
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17
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mahatma gandhi came to southern africa in… as a …

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1893
lawyer

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18
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why were they called passenger indians, where did they come from and what language and religion and what did they come to do

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paid for their passage on ships to natal themselves
mauritius and western india
gujarati
muslim
trade and open shops

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19
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why are diamonds valuable

A

hardest and purest mineral on earth
rare
when they are cut and polished they become beautiful gemstones that reflect light

20
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when and where were diamonds first discovered

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3000 years ago
india

21
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what is a mineral

A

substance that is mined

22
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what is a carat

A

unit of measurement for precious stones

1 carat = 0,2g = 200 milligrams

23
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when and where was gold discovered

A

1886
witwatersrand

24
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the first diamond was found in… at …. along the banks of the …. and….

A

1867
hopetown
orange and vaal rivers

25
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in whose territories were diamonds found

A

thlaping and other tswana speaking groups
griqua
boer republic, orange free state
boer republic, transvaal
cape colony

26
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dispute

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argument
difference of opinion

27
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when diamonds were discovered in the northern cape, and argument began on who owned the land

it was important to decide things like ……

A

who was responsible for keeping law and order
who should provide sanitation and water
who should have the right to give away claims
how many claims would one person own
who should pay tax to whom

28
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explain the keate award

A

in 1871, RW Keate, was the judge in a legal court case to decide on the ownership of the diamond fields. Keate decided that the Griqua had the strongest case and awarded the whole area to them.

29
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what was RW Keate

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lieutenant governor of natal

30
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what is a claim

A

the piece of land which a digger claimed as a place he would be allowed to dig for diamonds

31
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what was the biggest of these dry diggings called

A

new rush and later became known as the kimberly mine or the big hole

32
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what was the big hole of the kimberly mine before

A

site of an extinct volcano

33
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how many claims was one person allowed

A

1

34
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2/3s of people who came to diamond field were…
the other 1/3 was…

A

black (southern africa)
white (australia, britain and america)

35
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the deeper the mine …

A

the more difficult it became to pull buckets of soil and gravel out of the mine

36
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IDB

A

illicit diamond buying
illegal buying and selling of diamonds

37
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what is kimberly’s population

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25 000

38
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what did they do to limit stealing of diamonds

A

black workers were made to live in closed compounds throughout the whole term of their contracts

39
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what happened during a depression

A

businesses close down
people lose their jobs
cost of living increases
people have less money to buy luxury goods

40
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what is amalgamation

A

joining together of companies

41
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tell me about cecil john rhodes

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came to southern africa in 1870 when he was 17
businessman
made a lot of money from pumping company

42
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tell me about barney barnato

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born in the poor part of london
left school when he was 14
original name: Barnett Isaacs
worked as a bouncer, singer, juggler and comedian
soon became a diamond buyer
bought kimberley mine

43
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what is a monopoly

A

to have all the power in an industry

44
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Rhodes controlled the … company
barnato controlled the… company

A

De Beers
Kimberley central mining

45
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what jobs did the men do

A

work at the mill where cane was boiled

46
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what work did the women do

A

helping out in the fields
looking after children
cooking
wash clothes
grow vegetables

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