HIST 382 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 - The British and the Xhosa
23 Jan 2019
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This was a period of great change and of great conflict. When the british arrived in the colony it was an uproar. There were many discontented dutch farmers who wanted to rebel. They tried to map the colony and were met by farmers and other settlers. They used the language of the french revolution to rebel against the. The xhosa were in conflict with the farmers and tried to expel people from their land (on the fringes of land) Khoikhoi farm workers also rose because they thought the british would support them due to the fact the british were in conflict with the. They tried to push the xhosa back to their territory and dealt with farmworkers by giving them a bit of land. Demonstrates people"s efforts to escape their situation. David sturman was sent to robin island and escaped, then was sent to australia (new south wales) Shows the interconnected nature of the british world.
