Causes Of The Boer War Qs
Causes of the Boer War
1. What does ‘empire’ mean?
2. In what part of the world did the Boer wars take place?
3. What does the Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean?
4. In what years did the First Boer War take place?
5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa.
6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa.
7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean?
8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called?
9. In the Zulu War what did Sir Bartle Frere want to do?
10. After the Zulu war, what did the Boers of the Transvaal demand?
11. Who was the President of the Transvaal?
12. What was discovered in the Transvaal in 1886?
13. What problems did this cause?
14. Who was Joseph Chamberlain?
15. What ultimatum did he issue to the Transvaal government?
16. How did Paul Kruger respond to this ultimatum?
17. When was the second Boer war?
Causes of the Boer War
1. What does ‘empire’ mean?
2. In what part of the world did the Boer wars take place?
3. What does the Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean?
4. In what years did the First Boer War take place?
5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa.
6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa.
7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean?
8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called?
9. In the Zulu War what did Sir Bartle Frere want to do?
10. After the Zulu war, what did the Boers of the Transvaal demand?
11. Who was the President of the Transvaal?
12. What was discovered in the Transvaal in 1886?
13. What problems did this cause?
14. Who was Joseph Chamberlain?
15. What ultimatum did he issue to the Transvaal government?
16. How did Paul Kruger respond to this ultimatum?
17. When was the second Boer war?
1. What does ‘empire’ mean?
2. In what part of the world did the Boer wars take place?
3. What does the Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean?
4. In what years did the First Boer War take place?
5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa.
6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa.
7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean?
8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called?
9. In the Zulu War what did Sir Bartle Frere want to do?
10. After the Zulu war, what did the Boers of the Transvaal demand?
11. Who was the President of the Transvaal?
12. What was discovered in the Transvaal in 1886?
13. What problems did this cause?
14. Who was Joseph Chamberlain?
15. What ultimatum did he issue to the Transvaal government?
16. How did Paul Kruger respond to this ultimatum?
17. When was the second Boer war?
Causes of the Boer War
1. What does ‘empire’ mean?
2. In what part of the world did the Boer wars take place?
3. What does the Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean?
4. In what years did the First Boer War take place?
5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa.
6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa.
7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean?
8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called?
9. In the Zulu War what did Sir Bartle Frere want to do?
10. After the Zulu war, what did the Boers of the Transvaal demand?
11. Who was the President of the Transvaal?
12. What was discovered in the Transvaal in 1886?
13. What problems did this cause?
14. Who was Joseph Chamberlain?
15. What ultimatum did he issue to the Transvaal government?
16. How did Paul Kruger respond to this ultimatum?
17. When was the second Boer war?