History Grade 7 November 2019 Question Paper

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Grade 7 HERBERT HURD PRIMARY SCHOOL November 2019 Second Semester Assessment: History Total: 50 marks Question 1: Choose the correct word within the brackets to make the following statements true. 1.1 The original Dutch initials for the Dutch East India Company were (DOC/VEC/VOC). 1.2 The Xhosa people were (herders/hunter-gatherers/subsistence farmers). 1.3 Jan van Riebeek arrived at the Cape in the (17/18/21) century. 1.4 (Lack of vitamin C/travelling/working long hours) is the cause of scurvy. 1.5 Lucy Lloyd was born in (India/South Africa/England). (8) Question 2: Write down whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct the statement. 2.1 Genadendal Mission Station was started by Andries Stockenstrém. 2.2 Cape slaves did not come from Batavia. 2.3 “Niewe Haarlem” was the ship on which Jan van Riebeek arrived at the Cape. 2.4 1803 was the date when Britain occupied the Cape for the first time. 2.5 The Christian religion was brought to South Africa by missionaries. (7) Question 3: Match the columns. Match the word with the correct statement. Write down the number and matching letter representing the correct answer, e.g. 3.1-G. 3.1- Slave Legacy A- Taught the Khoi how to read and write 3.2- 1806 B- Scared the French would take control 3.3- Trekboers C- Wandering farmers 3.4- George Schmidt D- Cape Minstrel Carnival 3.5- British E- Used cattle as a sign of wealth 3.6- San F- Hunter gatherers 3.7- Xhosa G- Doctorate in languages 3.8- Wilhelm Bleek H- Arrival of King George |- Portuguese J- British took over the Cape (8) Question 4: Answer the following questions below. 4.1 Give 3 reasons for the expansion of the Cape. (3) 4.2 Name the 4 orders the DEIC gave to Jan van Riebeek on his arrival at the Cape. (4) 4.3 Give one word for each of the following: 4.3.1 People who raise livestock for food. (1) 4.3.2 A person who studies languages in historical documents. (1) 4.4 Where was the first Teachers’ Training College in South Africa? (1)

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Question 5: Look at the source below and answer the following questions. f gave me the I gave the white man land They told me back in ee i fathlaig to use for his grazing. Now England that I would be when I die, it will be my son’s. he has put a fence up and | Siven back a farm for myself God has decided that it shall our cattle cannot share in and my family. They said beso. the grazing nothing about the Xhosa people living here. Figure A‘Different groups in the Eastern Cape 5.1 Look at figure A and identify the 3 people. (3) 5.2 Why were the cattle so important to the Xhosa? (1) 5.3 What caused the conflict between the Dutch and Xhosa on the Eastern Frontier? (2) Question 6: Robert Moffat. Write the missing words to complete the sentences. Robert Moffat was born in 6.1) in 1795. His first job was that of a 6.2) In 1816 he joined the 6.3) when he was 21 years old. He was known as the 6.4) ; He lived at the mission station in 6.5) for 49 years. (8) Question 7: Andries Stockenstrém. Write a paragraph about Andries Stockenstrém. Do not use bullet points. Include the following facts in your paragraph: ° The position he held in the Cape. (1) ° Why people respected him. (2) e The two groups of people who were having conflict in the Cape. (2) e Three things that the two groups of people would agree to. (3) ° What was done to him as a result of him trying to resolve the conflict? (1) [50]