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World History: South Africa

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1. Voortrekker leader tried to settle in Natal; killed by Zulus in 1838






2. Site of December 16 - 1838 battle where 500 Boers defeated 10000 Zulus - killing 3000






3. Sites where Boer women and children were kept. 28000 died of disease - along with thousands of blacks.






4. Discovered in South Africa in 1886. Richest gold mines in the world produced economic booms and grew Johannesburg into large city






5. The name of the Voortrekker settlement at the site of the 'Great Murder.'

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6. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






7. The British commander in the Boer War.






8. Originally Dutch stopping point; founded by van Riebeeck in 1652






9. Originally Dutch stopping point; founded by van Riebeeck in 1652






10. The dates - respectively - of the killings ordered by Dingane of Piet Retief's party and another group of almost 300 Voortrekkers.






11. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






12. Area in the SE of South Africa; Good grazing land - but herds need to move. Reached by whites in 1770's






13. Capital of the Boer 'South African Republic.' Captured within a year of the war.






14. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850 - located along Orange river






15. Between 1860 and 1900 - British set up plantations in Natal. Had to bring workers from India.






16. Khoisan group; known for hunting. Also called 'Bushmen'






17. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850






18. Site of December 16 - 1838 battle where 500 Boers defeated 10000 Zulus - killing 3000






19. Afrikaners choosing to trek inland rather than be subjected to English rule. Moved in areas vacated during the Difaqane






20. The name of the Voortrekker settlement at the site of the 'Great Murder.'

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21. Dutch company with trade interest in Asia; set up base to resupply trade ships






22. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






23. Khoisan group; known for hunting. Also called 'Bushmen'






24. Sites where Boer women and children were kept. 28000 died of disease - along with thousands of blacks.






25. Khoisan group; known for herding cattle. Also called 'Hottentots'






26. Blacks would go to cities on short contracts. System kept wages low - and separated race.






27. Senior British official in the cape - initiated the Boer War.






28. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






29. 'Scattering of Peoples' The result of Zulu attacks on Natives - who fled inland.






30. Brown Skinned ethnic group; occupied South Africa for over 2000 years. Two groups- San and Khoikhoi






31. The term used by some Afrikaners to refer to the killings of Feb. 17 - 1838.






32. Laws requiring Khoikhoi to carry passes in order to work on white farms.






33. Area in the SE of South Africa; Good grazing land - but herds need to move. Reached by whites in 1770's






34. Racial mix of Dutch settlers (Afrikaner) and Khoikhoi (African)






35. Militaristic and semi-nomadic tribe in Natal. Resisted Boer and British rule.






36. Used to track control movement of Blacks in white towns.






37. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






38. Senior British official in the cape - initiated the Boer War.






39. Businessman made fortune in diamonds through monopoly; would later become imperialist Prime Minister in 1890






40. Zulu chief and military leader; conquered a lot of land around the Tugela and Pongola Rivers. Murdered in 1828 and succeeded by Dingane.






41. Site where Boer resistance defeated the British in 1881.






42. The result of European imperialism. Countries attempting to gain control of Africa and its wealth.






43. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850






44. Discovered in South Africa in 1867 - source of significant wealth and economic interest for the region






45. Laws requiring Khoikhoi to carry passes in order to work on white farms.






46. The dates - respectively - of the killings ordered by Dingane of Piet Retief's party and another group of almost 300 Voortrekkers.






47. Black Skinned group of herders and farmers; moved to South Africa in about 400 CE. Could defeat Khoisan using iron and being stronger.






48. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850 - located along Orange river






49. Afrikaners choosing to trek inland rather than be subjected to English rule. Moved in areas vacated during the Difaqane






50. Militaristic and semi-nomadic tribe in Natal. Resisted Boer and British rule.