# History Grade 10 P1 November Mock 2026 Question Paper (Eng) > Grade 10 History Paper 1 question paper from the November Mock Exam 2026 (English), 9 pages. 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This question paper consists of SECTION A and SECTION B based on the prescribed content framework in the CAPS document. SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS QUESTION 1: TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750 QUESTION 2: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750 QUESTION 3: THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND UNION SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS QUESTION 4: TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750: THE MFECANE QUESTION 5: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750: CO-OPERATION AND CONFLICT ON THE HIGHVELD QUESTION 6: THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND UNION: THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NATIVES LAND ACT 2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source material that is required to answer these questions can be found in the ADDENDUM. 3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions. 4. Answer THREE questions as follows: 4.1 At least ONE must be a source-based question and at least ONE must be an essay question. 4.2 The THIRD question may be either a source-based question or an essay question. 5. You are advised to spend ONE hour per question. 6. When answering the questions, you should apply your knowledge, skills and insight. 7. You will be disadvantaged by merely rewriting the sources as answers. 8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 9. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 History 3 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section. The source material that is required to answer these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM. QUESTION 1: HOW DID MOSHOESHOE BUILD THE BASOTHO KINGDOM IN THE 19TH CENTURY? Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow. 1.1 Refer to Source 1A. 1.1.1 In which year, according to the source, was Moshoeshoe born? (1 x 1) (1) 1.1.2 Name the chief who, according to the source, acted as Moshoeshoe’s mentor (teacher). (1 x 1) (1) 1.1.3 Define the term difaqane in your own words. (1 x 2) (2) 1.1.4 Give TWO reasons from the source why Moshoeshoe moved his people from Butha-Buthe to Thaba Bosiu in 1824. (2 x 1) (2) 1.1.5 Using the information in the source and your own knowledge, explain why Thaba Bosiu was an ideal stronghold for Moshoeshoe and his followers. (2 x 2) (4) 1.2 Read Source 1B. 1.2.1 List THREE groups of people who, according to the source, joined Moshoeshoe at Thaba Bosiu. (3 x 1) (3) 1.2.2 Explain how the mafisa system helped Moshoeshoe to win the loyalty of his followers. (1 x 2) (2) 1.2.3 Comment on why Moshoeshoe decided to pardon the cannibals who had killed his grandfather, Peete. (2 x 2) (4) 1.2.4 Why do you think Moshoeshoe invited missionaries to settle in his kingdom in 1833? (1 x 2) (2) 1.3 Study Source 1C. 1.3.1 Name TWO rivers that are shown on the map. (2 x 1) (2) 1.3.2 Identify the mission station, shown on the map, that was founded in 1833. (1 x 1) (1) 1.3.3 Explain why the fertile land between the Caledon and Orange rivers later became a cause of conflict between the Basotho and the Boers. (1 x 2) (2) 1.3.4 Explain the usefulness of this map to a historian researching the growth of the Basotho kingdom. (1 x 2) (2) 1.4 Refer to Sources 1B and 1C. Explain how the information in Source 1C supports the evidence in Source 1B regarding the arrival of missionaries in Moshoeshoe’s kingdom. (1 x 2) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 History 4 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock 1.5 Consult Source 1D. 1.5.1 Name TWO battles, according to the source, in which the Basotho fought against British forces. (2 x 1) (2) 1.5.2 What, according to the source, did Moshoeshoe do after the Battle of Berea in December 1852? (1 x 2) (2) 1.5.3 Define the term annexation in your own words. (1 x 2) (2) 1.5.4 Why do you think Moshoeshoe asked Britain to take the Basotho under its protection in the 1860s? (2 x 2) (4) 1.5.5 State TWO results, according to the source, of the Convention of Aliwal North of 1869 for the Basotho. (2 x 1) (2) 1.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how Moshoeshoe built the Basotho kingdom in the 19th century. (8) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 History 5 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 2: HOW DID BRITISH COLONIAL RULE AT THE CAPE CHANGE THE LIVES OF THE KHOIKHOI AND THE SLAVES BETWEEN 1806 AND 1838? Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow. 2.1 Refer to Source 2A. 2.1.1 In which year, according to the source, did the British take control of the Cape for the second time? (1 x 1) (1) 2.1.2 Define the term colonialism in your own words. (1 x 2) (2) 2.1.3 List THREE requirements of the Caledon Code of 1809, according to the source. (3 x 1) (3) 2.1.4 Explain why the Caledon Code is regarded as a law that was designed to control the labour of the Khoikhoi. (2 x 2) (4) 2.1.5 Comment on the implications of the apprenticeship law of 1812 for Khoikhoi families. (1 x 2) (2) 2.2 Read Source 2B. 2.2.1 Identify the missionary who, according to the source, campaigned for the rights of the Khoikhoi. (1 x 1) (1) 2.2.2 Name TWO rights that, according to the source, Ordinance 50 of 1828 gave to the Khoikhoi. (2 x 1) (2) 2.2.3 Why do you think many white farmers in the eastern districts of the Cape were angered by Ordinance 50? (2 x 2) (4) 2.2.4 Explain why the colonial government established the Kat River Settlement in 1829. (1 x 2) (2) 2.2.5 Comment on the statement that the Khoikhoi became ‘equal before the law, but not equal in their daily lives’. (1 x 2) (2) 2.3 Study Source 2C. 2.3.1 In which year, according to the timeline, did Britain abolish the slave trade? (1 x 1) (1) 2.3.2 For how many years, according to the timeline, did former slaves at the Cape have to serve as apprentices? (1 x 1) (1) 2.3.3 Explain the term apprenticeship in the context of the emancipation of slaves at the Cape. (1 x 2) (2) 2.3.4 Explain the limitations of this timeline to a historian researching the experiences of slaves at the Cape. (1 x 2) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 History 6 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock 2.4 Consult Source 2D. 2.4.1 Give TWO reasons from the source why many slave owners were unhappy with the compensation that they received. (2 x 1) (2) 2.4.2 List THREE places or occupations, according to the source, to which freed slaves turned after 1838. (3 x 1) (3) 2.4.3 Explain why many freed slaves found it difficult to build a new life after 1838. (2 x 2) (4) 2.4.4 Comment on why Piet Retief referred to the freeing of the slaves in his manifesto of 1837. (1 x 2) (2) 2.5 Refer to Sources 2A and 2B. Explain how the information in Source 2B differs from the evidence in Source 2A regarding the freedom of movement of the Khoikhoi. (1 x 2) (2) 2.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining how British colonial rule at the Cape changed the lives of the Khoikhoi and the slaves between 1806 and 1838. (8) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 History 7 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 3: WHAT WERE THE EXPERIENCES OF BOER AND BLACK CIVILIANS IN THE BRITISH CONCENTRATION CAMPS DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR (1899–1902)? Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow. 3.1 Refer to Source 3A. 3.1.1 Who, according to the source, became the British commander-in-chief in South Africa in November 1900? (1 x 1) (1) 3.1.2 Define the term scorched-earth policy in your own words. (1 x 2) (2) 3.1.3 List THREE things that, according to the source, British troops destroyed on Boer farms. (3 x 1) (3) 3.1.4 Explain why the British used the scorched-earth policy against the Boer guerrilla fighters. (2 x 2) (4) 3.1.5 Explain why black people living on Boer farms were also removed to concentration camps. (1 x 2) (2) 3.2 Read Source 3B. 3.2.1 When, according to the source, did Emily Hobhouse arrive in South Africa? (1 x 1) (1) 3.2.2 List THREE diseases, according to the source, that spread in the concentration camps. (3 x 1) (3) 3.2.3 Explain why families of men who were still fighting received smaller rations in the early months of the camps. (1 x 2) (2) 3.2.4 Why do you think the British authorities prevented Emily Hobhouse from landing in Cape Town in October 1901? (2 x 2) (4) 3.3 Study Source 3C. 3.3.1 How many Boer children, according to the graph, died in the concentration camps? (1 x 1) (1) 3.3.2 Which group of Boer civilians, according to the graph, had the fewest deaths? (1 x 1) (1) 3.3.3 Explain why historians believe that the real number of deaths in the black camps was higher than the recorded figure. (1 x 2) (2) 3.3.4 Explain the usefulness of this graph to a historian researching the impact of the concentration camps. (1 x 2) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 History 8 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock 3.4 Consult Source 3D. 3.4.1 Give TWO ways, according to the source, in which people in the black camps obtained food. (2 x 1) (2) 3.4.2 Define the term concentration camp in the context of the South African War. (1 x 2) (2) 3.4.3 Explain why the conditions in the black concentration camps received far less public attention than those in the Boer camps. (2 x 2) (4) 3.4.4 Comment on the claim that the South African War was not only a ‘white man’s war’. (1 x 2) (2) 3.5 Refer to Sources 3B and 3D. Explain how the information in Source 3D is similar to the evidence in Source 3B regarding the conditions in the concentration camps. (2 x 2) (4) 3.6 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a paragraph of about EIGHT lines (about 80 words) explaining the experiences of Boer and black civilians in the British concentration camps during the South African War (1899–1902). (8) [50] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 History 9 Hlayiso/Gr 10 Mock 2026 NSC Mock SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS Answer at least ONE question, but NOT more than TWO questions, in this section. Your essay should be about THREE pages long. QUESTION 4: TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750 – THE MFECANE ‘The Mfecane was caused by the rise of the Zulu kingdom under Shaka alone.’ Critically discuss this statement. Use relevant historical evidence to support your line of argument. [50] QUESTION 5: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750 – CO-OPERATION AND CONFLICT ON THE HIGHVELD Explain to what extent the movement of the Voortrekkers into the interior of southern Africa after 1835 led to both co-operation and conflict with the African societies that they encountered. Use relevant historical evidence to support your line of argument. [50] QUESTION 6: THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND UNION – THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NATIVES LAND ACT ‘The Union of South Africa (1910) was a union of white South Africans that excluded and dispossessed the black majority.’ Do you agree with this statement? Use relevant evidence from the period 1902 to 1913 to support your line of argument. 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