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- 1. Fill in the Blank
What were the names of the Boer Republics?
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who were the Uitlanders?
British Citizens living in the Transvaal.
Black people living in the Boer Republics.
Afrikaans farmers moving into towns in Natal.
Boer citizens looking for land to live off of.
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Who set the Jameson Raid in motion?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did the Jameson Raid fail?
The British troops retreated before the battle took place.
The British reinforcements promised to Jameson never arrived.
Paul Kruger met with Rhodes to prevent any violence.
British troops were led to Portuguese East Africa instead of the Transvaal.
- 5. Fill in the Blank
Who declared war first in 1899?
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who annexed the Orange Free State in 1900?
Lord Kitchener
General Cronje
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Roberts
- 7. Fill in the Blank
What did the Boers resort to after the Transvaal and Orange Free State were annexed?
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were not guerilla tactics?
Cutting telegraph wires.
Kidnapping Uitlanders.
Damaging railway lines.
Stopping supplies to British troops.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is Scorched Earth Policy?
The practice of setting fire to the battleground during a war.
The practice of leaving unnecessary items behind to move faster in battle.
A British tactic that was employed in concentration camps during the Boer War.
A strategy of burning crops and other resources that might be of use to an enemy force.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Where did the Boers and British meet to sign the final peace treaty?
London
Vereeniging
Pretoria
The Cape of Good Hope
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