Subtopic 1: Unit 2 - Further land dispossession and defeat of African kingdoms: Xhosa 1878 and Pedi and Zulu 1879

Revision Quiz

What event in 1867 encouraged the British to become more involved in southern Africa?

The end of slavery The discovery of gold The discovery of diamonds The Boer War

What was true about the strength of the Boer republics in the 1860s?

They had already defeated all African kingdoms They were too weak to defeat strong African kingdoms They had strong armies and needed no help They controlled all southern African land

Which northern African kingdom were the British able to rule over after 1879?

Venda Ndebele Pedi Gaza Shangaan

What African territory did the British take over on the eastern frontier of the Cape in 1878?

Xhosaland Lesotho Zululand Pondoland

What African territory did the British take over in northern Natal in 1879?

Thembuland Zululand Griqualand East Swaziland