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P’Andre Allen. British Africa. Zulu People. The Z ulu tribe is a unique group of people who specialize in building baskets and bead making Unlike us, the Zulu speak a different language which is called Kwazulu or Nguni. British Relationship (Zulu).
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P’Andre Allen British Africa
Zulu People • The Zulu tribe is a unique group of people who specialize inbuilding baskets and bead making • Unlike us, the Zulu speak a different language which is called Kwazulu or Nguni
British Relationship (Zulu) • During the Battle between the Boers and Zulus alliances were formed. • Great Britain had wanted to limit the Boers influences so in order to achieve that goal they took the side if the Zulus to oppose them.
British Relationship cont. (Zulu) • After the wars were over, the British dictated terms for all Zulus. • The terms were: not taking arms without British consents, giving in to British demands and ending force marriages • At that time, the Zulus did not agree to those terms and fought Great Britain • A British Zulu ally was placed in charge and in 1887 the land of the Zulu was annexed under British control
Boers people • Boers/Dutch were of Huguenot descents, now a days they are called Afrikaners. • They are very hostile when it comes to dealing with African people because of all their frequent battling.
British Relationship (Boers) • In 1800, the British had taken control of the Cape Colony after the Napoleonic war which angered the Boers. • They were later on becoming annoyed with British liberal polices related to the frontier and freeing slaves. • A large group of 12,000 Boers migrated to the southern Natal, which Great Britain declared as Independent in the Transvaal
British Relationship cont. (Boers) • In 1867, the hearings of gold and diamonds made Britain rush into South Africa, but was conflicted by the Boers. • It later on caused a two year war to erupt and after the successful use of guerrilla warfare the Boers eventually surrendered • After the was, the Boers were able to retain their language, culture, and political power, but not so much military
Great Trek Area • This was the and from which the Boers migrated from and headed to South Africa. • It was changed into a British location and approximately 12,000 left there in pursuit of a better life
Xhosas language • They spoke mainly in southern African and found out two more languages in eastern Africa. • It was in the compound adapted from the words khoekhoe ‘person’ and saan ‘bush dweller’ in Nama • Not many of them use click sounds because in order need to perform a ritual
Works Cited • "Zulu (people)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013. • BBC News. BBC, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013. • "Boer (people)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013. • "Khoisan Languages." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 July 2013.