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History Grade 8

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1) All men had to pay a ____ tax that was over 18 years

ANo tax BSin Tax CLegal Tax DPoll Tax

2) Miners had to walk long distances from their homes to find work

ARobbers and crooks made the journey dangerous BOften bleeding feet CAll DThe will be hungry, tired and

3) Chamber of Mines introduced a recruiting system

AAgents would walk with miners to the mines Bencouraging people to work on the mines CThat sent agents to villages DAll

4) After a miner was recruited he had to

AAll BStay on the mines until the contract expired (6 - 18 months) CIf contract was broken they were either arrested, sent to jail or fined Dsign a contract that state how long the job would be

5) What was a pass

AAll BHe had 3 days to find work or end up working for the mines CHe required a document called the Pass DAnother form of labour control

6) What is soil erosion

AAll BWind and water CWearing away by Dand over farming of the earth's surface

7) Family erosion

AKilling of families BSlow breaking down of families CBlowing away of families D-

8) Reserves became less why

ASoil produced less food BWhite settlers took over more and more land CCows produced less milk Dall

9) The reserves became poorer

A- BNo CFalse DTrue

10) Hung - over

AHaving too much alcohol Bthe night before CFeeling one has the day after DAll

11) When was an African Mine union formed

A1923 B1900 C1941 D1946

12) When did the African miners stage a strike

A1980 B1942 C1946 D1950

13) How did workers resist

ABreak their contracts BLeft mines cause of low pay Call DPoor conditions

14) How did workers resist

Aby not coming to work Ball CThey slowed down production DDrink too much over weekends

15) How did workers resist

ABroke their tools Bworkers acting stupid as if they didn't understand CAll DDeliberately did a poor jobe

16) In 1910 the Transvaal became a province of tehe

AJohannesburg became part of the new province BGauteng CAll DWhite controlled Union of SA

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