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History Grade 8
Test Description: History
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1) Definition closed compound system
A
The system of scaring people
B
The system by which workers were to stay in a building without freedom of movement in their contract
C
War
D
Concentration camp
2) Definition Griqualand
A
The area in SA were diamond was found
B
Place of gold
C
The first mining took place
D
Apartheid started
3) Why did the mining companies think the closed compound system was a clever idea
A
Would limit the amount of theft
B
Restricted movement of black workers
C
Give companies more control
D
All
4) what is the gold standard 3 marks
A
All
B
Needs to match the amount of gold in its treasury
C
The amount of money the country has in circulation
D
Country's currency is backed by gold
5) Gold was expensive to mine. How did mining companies overcome this problem 3 marks
A
Large supply of cheap labour. Ore on Witwatersand was low grade ore
B
Many of the skilled workers came from overseas
C
Price of gold was fixed
D
All
6) How did mine workers keep control of labour 4 marks
A
Contracts forced workers to work until the contract expired regardless of working conditions
B
Taxes forced man to work for wages and not live off the land
C
All
D
The introduction of Pass meant that black men were not free to be in the city unemployed
7) 1902
A
Apartheid
B
Defeat of the boer republic
C
war
D
death
8) 1903
A
None
B
All Parties Organistaion
C
APO - African Political Organisation was formed
D
Africans
9) 1906
A
last black armed resistence
B
Bambatha rebellion was formed
C
heavy taxes they were forced to pay
D
All
10) 1910
A
All
B
were put together to create The formation of the union of SA
C
2 british colonies Cape and Natal
D
2 boer republics Orange free state and Transvaal
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