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How many Xhosa wars were fought between the Dutch and Xhosa?

• 7

• 9

• 0

• 5

• 2

The frontier between the European settlers and the Xhosa can best be described as.....

• Static and unmoving

• Legally binding on both parties

• Expanding becuase the Europeans wanted more land

• Expanding because the Xhosa wanted to take over the Cape

The Zuurveld was the most fought over because

• The sour grass was excellent in summer

• The sweet grass was excellent in winter

• There was good grazing land in summer and winter

• The Xhosa had more cattle and therefore needed more space

The most shocking thing about the British declaring the Fish River the frontier before the 3rd Xhosa war was?

• It denied the Xhosa access to the Zuurveld

• They did so without speaking to the Xhosa

• The British didn’t even farm in this region!

• The frontier didn’t even exist before then

The correct order for European colonisation at the Cape

• British - Dutch - British

• Dutch - British - Dutch - British

• Dutch - British

• Dutch - French - British

The main reason the British came to the Cape in 1795 was.....

• They didn’t want France to have it!

• They didn’t want the Netherlands to have it!

• They needed the raw materials and minerals

• They wanted to control the trade with the Xhosa

The MAIN reason that the British were able to defeat the Xhosa was....

• There were more British and Dutch farmers than Xhosa farmers

• The British fought more fiercely

• The British were supported by the Khoi and Dutch

• The British had better weapons

In the 9 Xhosa wars, the frontier moved steadily

• Eastward

• Westward

• Eastward for the British and westward for the Xhosa

• Westward for the British and Eastward for the Xhosa

Colonel Graham calling the Xhosa savages is an example of

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Superiority

The Zuurveld was between the .... and the ....... rivers

• Keiskamma and Kei

• Keiskamma and Fish

• Fish and Sundays

• Sundays and Kei