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Sand River and Bloemfontein Conventions
In 1852, during the Sand River Convention, the Boers became independent in the Vaal river, meaning the British had no control over them in the north of Vaal. In 1854, during the Bloemfontein Convention, the two South African Republic became the Orange Free State. These conventions gave the Boers the right to be independent without any British rule and were prohibited to practice slavery. http://www.boerwararchive.com/timeline/grenadierguards.jpg -
The Discovery of Diamonds
In 1867 the discovery of diamonds began in South Africa when Erasmus, a Boer farmer’s son found one by the Orange River in Hopetown. When people heard about the discovery they were surprised, they had never thought of searching for precious pebbles like the children did, to play. http://www.capetowndiamondmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/history-of-diamonds-cape-town-diamond-museum-3.jpg -
Annexation of Basutoland
In March of 1868, Basutoland gained protection from the British. This happened after king Mosheoshoe asked the British for protection, during its disagreements with the Boers over land, which insisted the Boers to leave. http://states-world.ru/flags/les-fxb.png -
British Annexation
The British annexed the Transvaal around April 1877, which was one of the causes that, the Boer war began. The reasons were that the British would help Transvaal from their financial issues and it would hopefully resolve the conflicts between the Boers and the Zulus. http://www.britishempire.me.uk/wpimages/wp44f7eafa_06.png -
First Boer War
On December 16, 1880, the British and the Boers (Afrikaner) began a war due to the British wanting to take over the Transvaal territory. This war did not go so well for the British because they were unnumbered compared to the Boers, which the British were defeated. http://www.britishbattles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Majuba-Hill-by-RCW.jpg -
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Pretoria Convention
On August 3, 1881, this convention brought peace between the British and the Boers. It ended the First Boer War as well. Due to this treaty, the British no longer ruled over the Transvaal and was now self-governed. https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/first_war_british.jpg -
London Convention
On February 27, 1884, this treaty took over the peace treaty from the Pretoria convention, in which it made Transvaal the South Africa Republic. It caused another war to occur, known as the Second Boer War. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Rhodesians_leaving_Salisbury_for_Boer_War.jpg/220px-Rhodesians_leaving_Salisbury_for_Boer_War.jpg -
Second Boer War
The causes of this war were the British wanting power over the South Africa Republic, which was established in the Pretoria Convention and taken away rights from the Convention later in 1884. The Boers declared there would be no war if the British agreed with the Transvaal ultimatum, which stated that the British troops in the borders would withdraw. They declined. https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/article_image/the_second_anglo_-_boer_war_south_africa_1899_-_1902_q72044.jpg -
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British Concentration Camps
The British established these concentration camps to get back at the Boers as revenge. These camps were poorly managed, causing around 48,000 white and black people to die from hunger. Children and Women suffered in these camps as well. https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/article_image/boercamp1.jpg -
Treaty of Vereeniging
On May 31, 1902, the Transvaal and the Orange Free States lost their independence after the Peace of Vereeniging was signed. Though the Transvaal was given €3,000,000 to cover the costs of reconstruction from the war. Finally, this treaty brought an end to the Boer War. https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/styles/bio_images_crop_landpagecustom_user_bio_image_scale_crop_1_5x/public/article_image/treaty_of_vereeniging_history.jpg?itok=jZygHAYI
