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Scorched Earth Policy
Draw pictures to show what British soldiers did to the Boers in
their "Scorched Earth Policy".
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Clothes, uniforms and weapons of British and Boer soldiers
List, describe or draw the differences:
British
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Emily Hobhouse
A British woman, Emily Hobhouse, came to South Africa to
inspect the British concentration camps. She was horrified
at the conditions she found in these camps. She enlisted
support and was able to improve the conditions.
Write a letter to your friends or family or the British
officials as if you were Emily Hobhouse to describe the
conditions and appeal for help.
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Use the information about the Jameson Raid in the box below and write
an exciting newspaper report:
In 1895, a column of 600 armed men was led by Dr Leander Starr Jameson over
the ZAR border towards Johannesburg to liberate Johannesburg from the
control of the Transvaal government. However, the Transvaal authorities had
advance warning of the Jameson Raid and tracked it from the moment it crossed
the border. Four days later, the weary and dispirited column was surrounded
near Krugersdorp within sight of Johannesburg. After a brief skirmish in which
the column lost 65 killed and wounded, and the Boers lost one man, Jameson's
men surrendered and were, in turn, arrested by the Boers.
The Republic News
Jameson Raid Fails!
The arrest of Jameson after the
failed raid, in 1896
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Emily Hobhouse Word Search
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The Battle of Majuba
True or False Read the AASA page 42 Battle of Majuba and answer true or false to the statements below. If
false – write out the correct answer!
On 29 February British soldiers gathered on Amajuba mountain
The British soldiers wanted to drive the Zulu from Laing’s Nek
below.
The Boers saw the red boots and climbed the mountain.
The Boers surprised the British
The British General was Colonel George Colley.
So many British died that they surrendered
On 23 March a peace treaty was signed to begin the war.
Transvaal was taken away from the Boers.
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Baden-Powel and boy scouts
Use the information in the box below and write a short description of the skills Baden-Powel taught his cadets
and how some are still taught to boy scouts to this day:
The Mafeking Cadet Corps was a group of boy cadets during
the siege of Mafeking which took place over 217 days during
the Second Boer War in 1899-1900. Robert Baden-Powell was
the British colonel charged with defending the town.
Because of the shortage of manpower in the town, boys were
used to support the troops, carry messages, and help in the
hospital. This freed up men for military duties, and kept the
boys occupied.
The cadets consisted of volunteer white boys below fighting age. Their leader was the 13 year old Warner
Goodyear, who became their Sergeant-Major. They were given khaki uniforms and a wide-brimmed hat
which they wore with one side turned up, and a Glengarry cap, and the towns people often commented on
their smartness.
One of the cadets' duties was to carry messages around the town and to outlying forts, sometimes as much as
a mile away across open ground. At first they used donkeys, but as the siege ran on, food became scarce and
the donkeys ended up in the kitchen. From then on, the cadets used bicycles instead.
Another important duty was to act as lookouts, mainly to warn the townspeople when the Boer siege guns
were aimed and fired at different parts of the town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafeking_Cadet_Corps
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Boer versus Briton
Arrange and write these events on the time line:
Read AASA page 42 and take note of every date mentioned and write these events in on this time line: (The first
few are done for you)
1852
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) founded
First Anglo Boer War
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1881 27 February
1881 23 March
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Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand
Britain took over the ZAR
Boers attacked British troops at Bronkhorstspruit
British surrender at Majuba Hill
British sign peace treaty and Transvaal was returned to the Boers
Dr Jameson and 500 men invade the Transvaal
Second Anglo Boer War
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Transvaal demanded the British withdraw from Transvaal
Boers declared war
Attack and siege of Ladysmith
Kimberley besieged by Boers
Battle of Magersfontein - Boers won
Battle of Colenso - Boers won
Battle of Spioenkop - Boers won
Battle at Vaalkrans - Boers won
British troops free Kimberley
Ladysmith freed
Mafeking relieved
British march on Johannesburg and Pretoria
British begin Scorched Earth policy
Peace Treaty signed at Vereeniging
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British surrender at Majuba Hill
British sign peace treaty & Transvaal is returned to the Boers
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Crossword Puzzle
Second Anglo Boer War AASA page 42&43
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Jameson Raid Unscramble these sentences
Read AASA page 42 and unscramble the words of these mixed up sentences to write
clear sensible sentences. Remember your punctuation!
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Guerrilla Warfare
Comic Strip Drawings
Although the Anglo Boer war was considered by some to be ‘the last of the gentleman’s wars’,
the Boers used guerrilla warfare tactics. Read about these in AASA page 43 and draw the
Boers at war using these strategies in comic strips in the boxes below. Try including information
about trench warfare and General Koos de la Rey in your comic strip.
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Answer Pages:
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The Battle of Majuba True or False
On 29 February British soldiers gathered on Amajuba Mountain.
False On 27 February________________________
The British soldiers wanted to drive the Zulu from Laing’s Nek below.
False They saw the Boers in Laing’s Nek__________
The Boers saw the red boots and climbed the mountain._
False They saw the red coats _______________________
The Boers surprised the British.
True________________________
The British General was Colonel George Colley.
False Sir George Colley________________________________
So many British died that they surrendered.
True___________________________________________
On 23 March a peace treaty was signed to begin the war.
False Treaty was signed to end the war
Transvaal was taken away from the Boers.
False The Transvaal was returned to the Boers____________
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Jameson Raid Unscramble these sentences
Gold was discovered in 1886 on the Witwatersrand.
Fortune-hunters from many countries flocked to the tent-town Johannesburg.
They were called Uitlanders.
They complained because they could not vote.
The Cape Prime Minister Cecil John Rhodes, sympathized with the Uitlanders.
Rhodes hoped to overthrow Kruger’s government.
Rhodes wanted Britain to take over Transvaal with all its gold.
In 1895 Dr Jameson and 500 men invaded Transvaal.
The Boers stopped Dr Jameson.
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