WorksheetsThe Scramble for Southern Africa
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Dutch established Cape Town in
a)
1652
b)
1752
c)
1852
d)
1654
2.
Why were the Napoleonic Wars significant?
a)
The French had killed their King
b)
The Dutch lost Cape Town to the British
c)
South Africa became an important route to India
d)
France captured Cape Town
3.
What did the Dutch settlers do in 1836?
a)
Fought a famous battle at Blood River
b)
Left Cape Town on the Great Trek
c)
Decided to fight Britain to reclaim Cape Town
d)
Celebrated independence
4.
What was the name of the two Boer Republics established in the interior?
a)
Orange State and Transval
b)
Red Free State and Transvaal
c)
Orange Free State & Transvaal
d)
Orange Free State and Traansval
5.
Which militaristic group of Africans bordered the Transvaal and the British colony of Natal?
a)
Matabele
b)
Ndebele
c)
Xhosa
d)
Zulu
6.
What did the British do in 1877?
a)
Start a war with the Zulus
b)
Recognise the independence of the two Boer Republics
c)
Annex the Transvaal
d)
Claim Bechuanaland
7.
Which of the following was a blow to British prestige?
a)
Isandlwana
b)
Rorkes Drift
c)
Ulundi
d)
Cetshwayo
8.
Where were the British humiliated again in Feb 1881, this time by the Boers?
a)
Laings Nek
b)
Modder River
c)
Majuba Hill
d)
Spion Kop
9.
Why was Bechuanaland claimed by Britain in 1885?
a)
To prevent the possibility of Boers and Germans linking up and sealing off British access to the, as yet, unclaimed interior.
b)
Because nobody else had claimed it.
c)
So that the British could attack the Tranvaal.
d)
To stop the Portuguese from expanding from Mozambique
10.
What was the Rudd Concession of 1888 all about?
a)
It allowed farming in Lobengula's lands
b)
It gave the British prospecting rights in Lobengula's lands
c)
It allowed the Boers to follow the gold reef from the Transvaal into the north
d)
It gave Rhodes permission to claim Rhodesia
11.
When did the second Anglo Boer War start and finish?
a)
1898-1902
b)
1899-1901
c)
1899-1902
d)
1898-1901
12.
How did the British escalate tensions to start the Boer War?
a)
Accused the Boers of being aggressive
b)
To protect the Boers from the Zulus
c)
Protection of the rights of Uitlanders
d)
Built up troops in South Africa to intimidate the Boer republic
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