... important factors made Africa the hot spot for British and European expansion including the discovery of gold in the Transvaal and diamonds in the Orange Free State, the palm oil industry in Nigeria, scientific discoveries such as the way to treat malaria, and the mapping and exploration of ... that saw the British embarrassingly routed at Mejuba in 1880. In 1881 at the Convention of Pretoria Gladstone gave the Transvaal and the Orange Free State their independence back in a relationship of suzerainty. This meant that Britain would control native and foreign affairs for the Afrikaner Sta...

• Word Count: 3207
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... important factors made Africa the hot spot for British and European expansion including the discovery of gold in the Transvaal and diamonds in the Orange Free State, the palm oil industry in Nigeria, scientific discoveries such as the way to treat malaria, and the mapping and exploration of ... that saw the British embarrassingly routed at Mejuba in 1880. In 1881 at the Convention of Pretoria Gladstone gave the Transvaal and the Orange Free State their independence back in a relationship of suzerainty. This meant that Britain would control native and foreign affairs for the Afrikaner Sta...

• Word Count: 3207
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... on the African plain, or veldt. The nation itself is compared to an animal (perhaps a lion) with a "tawny pelt." Tawny is a color described as light brown to brownish orange that is common color in the African landscape. The word "Kikuyu" serves as the name of a native tribe in Kenya. What seems an idyllic portrayal of the African ... ...

• Word Count: 4862
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a vast amount of red-good to see at any time, because one knows that some real work is done in there, a deuce of a lot of blue, a little green, smears of orange, and, on the East Coast, a purple patch to show where the jolly pioneers of progress drink the jolly lager-beer. However, I wasn't going into any of these. I was going into ... ...

• Word Count: 4309
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

... seventeenth century. Early in the colonization of South Africa, the English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. And, the discovery of diamonds in these newly founded colonies, around 1900, resulted in an English raids throughout South Africa during the early eighteenth century. This ... ...

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... . Which in turn, required a labor force to "dig the wealth" and created "working class of Africa". By the late mid-19th century Britain claimed Natal, and later was moving towards "Orange Free State" where Boers (Afrikaners) were living. This eventually resulted in Anglo - Boer War of 1899-1902, after which Boers surrendered to the British. And "in 1910 the Self-governing ... ...

• Word Count: 2767
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... trekkboers that were on the move were traveling towards Natal. This land was then swiftly annexed by the British to avoid further conflict. Most trekkboers continued the trek toward the Orange free-states and Transvaal. But the search for independence was not to last long for the Boers (Bradely 10) Now with the discovery diamonds in Kimberly, The British now wanted ... ...

• Word Count: 3430
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School