3. That was a positive effect that took place due to imperialism, but , of course, a negative aspect came up as a result. The Boers began enslaving some of the natives to aid them in harvesting crops and performing domestic tasks.This is a aerial view of the Cape Town peninsula.
4. British Intervention The British gained possession of the South African colony because they were currently in conflict with France, and the Dutch were taken by the French at that time period. England held the colony through Napoleonic conflicts and permanently annexed it in 1815. The colony was made up mostly of people of French and Dutch origin, so there was therefore a language barrier between them and the English. The main advantage for the English was that the colony was ideal for travelling to their colony in India. The map shows the importance of a way station between England and India
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6. On the other hand, after diamonds were discovered in the Orange Free State, the British began moving in and there was a brief war in which the Boers won.
7. The British ultimately won, but at a high price in lives and resources.
8. There was British immigration into the republics when gold was discovered in another area, and the amount of British influence drove the republics to declare war against the British, in which they attacked British bases.This picture depicts British soldiers fighting in the Boer War.
9. Summary Chart Here is a chart to summarize some of the negative and positive aspects of imperialism that arose from the colonization of South Africa.
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