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At War with the Boers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the First Boer War ?

a)

The First Boer War was between Britain and the Boers

b)

The First Boer War was between Spanish and the Boers

c)

The First Boer War was between Britain and the Spanish

d)

The First Boer War was between Britain and the Russia

2.

Who were the Boers?

a)

Fisherman from India

b)

Carpenters from Transvaal

c)

Farmers of Dutch descent

d)

General worker from Orange Free State

3.

What was the Anglo-Zulu War?

a)

The Anglo-Zulu War was between the British Empire and the South Africa

b)

The Anglo-Zulu War was between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom

c)

The Anglo-Zulu War was between the British Empire and the Anglo Kingdom

4.

Who was Paul Kruger?

a)

Paul Kruger was businessman of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

b)

Paul Kruger was the trader of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

c)

Paul Kruger was president of the South African Republic (Transvaal)

5.

What's another name for the First Boer War?

a)

the Transvaal Rebellion

b)

the Transvaal Competition

c)

the Transvaal Follower

6.

What's another name for the Second Boer War?

a)

the Britain war

b)

the South African War

c)

the Victorian war

7.

What was the diamond rush of 1871?

a)

Diamonds were discovered in Orange Free State and Zulu area

b)

Diamonds were discovered in Cape Colony and Zulu area

c)

Diamonds were discovered in Orange Free State and the Transvaal

8.

What was the result Boers win the First Boer War?

a)

Transvaal and Cape Colony self-governing status under British oversight.

b)

Transvaal and Orange Free State self-governing status under British oversight.

c)

Cape Colony and Orange Free State self-governing status under British oversight.

9.

The Dutch settlers established two states in South Africa, what were they called?

a)

Orange Free State and Africa

b)

The Transvaal and Orange Free State

c)

The Transvaal and Zululand

10.

Which city grew in South Africa after the discovery of diamond?

a)

Rhodesia

b)

Cape Colony

c)

Kimberly

11.

What did the Boer called immigrant who were not Dutch?

a)

Uitlanders’ – outlanders or foreigners.

b)

Tourist

c)

Dutch

d)

Voortrekker

12.

Who won the first Boer War?

a)

The Boers

b)

British

c)

Zulu

d)

Uitlanders

13.

Who won the Second Boer War?

a)

The Boers

b)

Zulu

c)

British

14.

What does "uitlander" mean?

a)

any Zulu immigrant in the Transvaal region

b)

any British or other non-Afrikaner immigrant in the Transvaal region

c)

any Spanish immigrant in the Transvaal region in the 1880s and ’90s

15.

Where was the First Boer War fought?

a)

Broga hill

b)

Majuba hill

c)

Canada hill

d)

Green hill