textbook source:The route followed by this migration of Boers lead them into lan
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textbook source:The route followed by this migration of Boers lead them into land that had been largely deserted as a result of the horrific Bantu wars instigated a few years earlier by the Zulu. As a result, the ‘Trekkers’ believed that they were moving into a formerly vacant landscape ready for their colonization. Not surprisingly, the Zulu did not agree with this, and conflict soon began to escalate as both groups attempted to gain territorial control. However, the superior weaponry of the Boers secured important victories over the Zulu, such as the Battle of Blood River in 1838. As a result, the two Afrikaner republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal were created on the interior plateau of the Highveld. Conflict with the Zulu continued for many years until they were finally defeated in 1880, but it was the British who would ultimately secure dominion over South Africa following their victory over the Afrikaners in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902.
With regard to the migration of Afrikaners which of the following statements is correct
1.As the Afrikaner’s moved inland across South Africa they believed that they were moving into vacant land, but in fact the land had been largely deserted as a result of the horrific Bantu wars that were instigated a few years earlier by the Zulu
2 The Afrikaner established two republics of the Orange Free State and Natal in the interior plateau of the Highveld
3.Wars between the white settlers and the Boers continued for many years after the Battle of Blood River until the Afrikaner’s were finally defeated in 1880
4.It was the British who would ultimately secure political control in South Africa following the victory of the Nationalist Party in 1933
Explanation / Answer
The answer to the question is option 1 i.e. with the migration of the Afrikaners (Boers) inland across South Africa, they believed that they were moving into vacant land, which was deserted by the horrific Bantu wars instigated a few years earlier by the Zulu.
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