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HISTORY (VERSION 2)
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History Grade 10 P2 Eastern Cape November 2020 Memo (Eng)
Grade 10 History Paper 2 memorandum from the Eastern Cape November 2020 (English), 19 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 HISTORY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)
1. SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
1.1 The following cognitive levels were used to develop source-based
questions:
COGNITIVE WEIGHTING OF
HISTORICAL SKILLS
LEVELS QUESTIONS
• Extract evidence from sources.
• Selection and organisation of relevant 30%
LEVEL 1
information from sources. (15)
• Define historical concepts/terms.
• Interpretation of evidence from the
sources.
40%
LEVEL 2 • Explain information gathered from the
(20)
sources.
• Analyse evidence from the sources.
• Interpret and evaluate evidence from
sources.
• Engage with sources to determine its
usefulness, reliability, bias and 30%
LEVEL 3
limitations. (15)
• Compare and contrast interpretations
and perspectives presented in sources
and draw independent conclusions.
1.2 The information below indicates how source-based questions are
assessed:
• In the marking of source-based questions credit needs to be
given to any other valid and relevant viewpoints, arguments,
evidence or examples.
• In the allocation of marks emphasis should be placed on
how the requirements of the question have been
addressed.
• In the marking guideline the requirements of the question
(skills that need to be addressed) as well as the level of the
question are indicated in italics.
• When assessing open-ended source-based questions,
learners should be credited for any other relevant answers.
• Learners are expected to take a stance when answering ‘to
what extent’ questions in order for any marks to be awarded.
1.3 Assessment procedures for source-based questions
• Use a tick (✓) for each correct answer
• Pay attention to the mark scheme e.g. (2 x 2) which translates to two
reasons and is given two marks each (✓✓✓✓); (1 x 2) which translates
to one reason and is given two marks (✓✓)
• If a question carries 4 marks then indicate by placing 4 ticks (✓✓✓✓)
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Paragraph question
Paragraphs are to be assessed globally (holistically). Both the content
and structure of the paragraph must be taken into account when awarding
a mark. The following steps must be used when assessing a response to
a paragraph question:
• Read the paragraph and place a bullet ( • ) at each point within the text
where the candidate has used relevant evidence to address the
question.
• Re-read the paragraph to evaluate the extent to which the candidate
has been able to use relevant evidence to write a paragraph.
• At the end of the paragraph indicate the ticks (√) that the candidate
has been awarded for the paragraph; as well as the level (1, 2 or 3) as
indicated in the holistic rubric and a brief comment e.g.
___________ ˖ __________________________ ˖ _________________
_________________ ˖ __________________________ ˖ ___________
√√√√
Level 2
Used mostly relevant evidence to write a basic paragraph
• Count all the ticks for the source-based question and then write the
mark on the right-hand bottom margin e.g. 32
50
• Ensure that the total mark is transferred accurately to the front/back
cover of the answer script.
2. ESSAY QUESTIONS
2.1 The essay questions require candidates to:
• Be able to structure their argument in a logical and coherent manner.
They need to select, organise and connect the relevant information so
that they are able to present a reasonable sequence of facts or an
effective argument to answer the question posed. It is essential that an
essay has an introduction, a coherent and balanced body of evidence
and a conclusion.
2.2 Marking of essay questions
• Markers must be aware that the content of the answer will be guided
by the textbooks in use at the particular centre.
• Candidates may have any other relevant introduction and/or
conclusion than those included in a specific essay marking guideline
for a specific essay.
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2.3 Global assessment of the essay
The essay will be assessed holistically (globally). This approach requires the
teacher to score the overall product as a whole, without scoring the component
parts separately. This approach encourages the learner to offer an individual
opinion by using selected factual evidence to support an argument. The
learner will not be required to simply regurgitate ‘facts’ in order to achieve a
high mark. This approach discourages learners from preparing ‘model’
answers and reproducing them without taking into account the specific
requirements of the question. Holistic marking of the essay credits learners’
opinions supported by evidence. Holistic assessment, unlike content-based
marking, does not penalise language inadequacies as the emphasis is on the
following:
• The learner's interpretation of the question
• The appropriate selection of factual evidence (relevant content selection)
• The construction of argument (planned, structured and has independent line
of argument)
2.4 Assessment procedures of the essay
2.4.1 Keep the synopsis in mind when assessing the essay.
2.4.2 During the reading of the essay ticks need to be awarded for a relevant
introduction (indicated by a bullet in the marking guideline), each of the
main points/aspects that is properly contextualised (also indicated by
bullets in the marking guideline) and a relevant conclusion (indicated by
a bullet in the marking guideline) e.g. in an answer where there are 5
main points there will be 7 ticks.
2.4.3 Keep the PEEL structure in mind when assessing an essay.
P Point: The candidate introduces the essay by taking a line
of argument/making a major point. Each paragraph
should include a point that sustains the major point
(line of argument) that was made in the introduction.
E Explanation: The candidate should explain in more detail what the
main point is all about and how it relates to the
question posed (line of argument)
E Example: The candidates should answer the question by
selecting
content that is relevant to the line of argument.
Relevant examples should be given to sustain the
line of argument.
L Link: Candidates should ensure that the line of argument
is sustained throughout the essay and is written
coherently.
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2.4.4 The following additional symbols can also be used:
• Introduction, main aspects and conclusion not properly
contextualised
• Wrong statement ____________
• Irrelevant statement
• Repetition R
• Analysis A√
• Interpretation I√
• Line of argument LOA
2. The matrix
2.5.1 Use of the matrix in the marking of essays.
In the marking of essays, the criteria as provided in the matrix should
be used. When assessing the essay note both the content and
presentation. At the point of intersection of the content and
presentation based on the seven competency levels, a mark should be
awarded.
(a) The first reading of essays will be to determine to what extent the
main aspects have been covered and to allocate the content
level (on the matrix).
C LEVEL 4
(b) The second reading of essays will relate to the level (on the
matrix) of presentation.
C LEVEL 4
P LEVEL 5
(c) Allocate an overall mark with the use of the matrix.
C LEVEL 4
P LEVEL 5 }30 – 33
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MARKING MATRIX FOR ESSAY ‒ TOTAL: 50
LEVEL 7 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1
Very well Very well Well Planned and Shows some Attempts to Little or no
planned and planned and planned and constructed evidence of structure an attempt to
structured structured structured an a planned answer. structure the
essay. Good
essay. essay. argument. and Largely essay.
synthesis of
PRESENTATION information. Developed a Attempts to Evidence constructed descriptive
Developed an relevant line develop a used to argument. or some
original, well of argument. clear some extent Attempts to attempt at
balanced and Evidence argument. to support sustain a developing
independent used to Conclusion the line of line of a line of
line of argument defend the drawn from argument. argument. argument.
CONTENT with the use of
evidence and
argument. the evidence Conclusions Conclusions No attempt
sustained and Attempts to to support reached not clearly to draw a
defended the draw an the line of based on supported conclusion.
argument independent argument. evidence.. by evidence.
throughout. conclusion
Independent from the
conclusion is evidence to
drawn from
evidence to
support the
support the line line of
of argument. argument.
LEVEL 7
Question has been
fully answered.
Content selection
47–50 43–46
fully relevant to line
of argument.
LEVEL 6
Question has been
answered.
Content selection
43–46 40–42 38–39
relevant to a line of
argument.
LEVEL 5
Question answered
to a great extent.
Content adequately
38–39 36–37 34–35 30–33 28–29
covered and
relevant.
LEVEL 4
Question
recognisable in
answer. 30–33 28–29 26–27
Some
omissions/irrelevan
t content selection.
LEVEL 3
Content selection
does not always
relate.
26–27 24–25 20–23
Omissions in
coverage.
LEVEL 2
Sparse content.
Question 20–23 18–19 14–17
inadequately
addressed
LEVEL 1
Question not
answered.
Inadequate
14–17 0–13
content. Significant
irrelevance
*Guidelines for allocating a mark for Level 1:
Question not addressed at all/totally irrelevant content; no attempt to structure the essay = 0
• Content selection includes basic and generally irrelevant information; no attempt to structure the
essay = 1–6
• Question inadequately addressed and vague; little attempt to structure the essay = 7 – 13
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SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: HOW DID SHAKA BECOME A POWERFUL ZULU LEADER?
1.1 1.1.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1A – L1]
• 1816 (1 x 1) (1)
1.1.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1A – L1]
• ‘It was easy to wield and deadly …’ (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1A – L2]
• He formed well commanded regiments
• He armed his warriors with short asseggais/spears
• Any other relevant answer (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.4 [Explanation of a historical concept Source 1A – L2]
Mfecane/Difaqane (1 x 2) (2)
1.1.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1A –L2]
• The Zulus were quick to attack neighbouring tribes
• They would incorporate the remaining members of the tribe into
the Zulu tribe
• Any other relevant answer (1 x 2) (2)
1.2 1.2.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
• ‘He conquered other tribes’
• ‘He dispossessed other tribes of their wealth, young men and
young women’ (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
• ‘long throwing spear’
• ‘full length body shield’ (2 x 1) (2)
1.2.3 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
• Napoleon (1 x 1) (1)
1.2.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
• ‘ivory’
• ‘exotic animal hides’ (2 x 1) (2)
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1.2.5 [interpretation of historical concept from Source 1B – L2]
• They got along very well.
• They traded with each other
• Shaka gave them occupational rights in Durban
• Any other relevant explanation (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.6 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1B – L1]
• Britain (1 x 1) (1)
1.2.7 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1B – L2]
• He built enormous military barracks in strategic locations
• He populated the barracks with vast numbers of new recruits
• He created women’s auxiliary regiments
• He manipulated marriages within the corps
• Any other relevant response (Any 2 x 2) (4)
1.3 1.3.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1C – L1]
• 1878 (1 x 1) (1)
1.3.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1C – L1]
• He had allowed a dog to kill a sheep in his care and when he
was admonished by his father, his mother took his side. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C – L1]
• He killed a black mamba, one of the most dangerous African
snakes, after it had bitten and killed a bull in his care. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 1C – L1]
Nandi and Senzangakhona (2 x 1) (2)
1.4 1.4.1 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C – L2]
• To show us how he thought a Zulu warrior should look like
• To show us the weapons that he thought were used by the Zulus
• He misrepresented the Zulu warrior by showing a long-handed
spear and big shield
• Any other relevant response (Any 2 x 2) (4)
1.4.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 1C – L2]
• He would never feel proud of being a Zulu
• He would never be proud of their culture and attire
• He would never be motivated to be a strong man and fight for the
Zulus
• Any other relevant response (Any 2 x 2) (4)
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1.5 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 1B and 1C – L3]
• Source 1C speaks about Shaka replacing the long spear with a short
spear
• In Source 1D Shaka is carrying a long spear
• Source 1C Shaka replaced the full length body shield with a small shield,
while in source 1D Shaka is carrying a full length body shield.
• Any other relevant response (2 x 2) (4)
1.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of information from the
sources – L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• Shaka was a brilliant military organiser (Source 1A)
• He had well-commanded regiments using assegaais that were deadly (1A)
• Shaka was a brave man who once killed a black mamba (Source 1B)
• Shaka devised lethal new tactics and weaponry (Source 1C)
• Shaka was regarded as the Black Napoleon (Source 1C)
• He conquered and dispossessed in all directions (Source 1C)
• The Zulu nation was the largest and most populous tribe ever seen in
south-eastern Africa (Source 1C)
• Any other relevant response
Use the following rubric to allocate a mark:
• Uses evidence in an elementary manner e.g.
shows little or no understanding of how
MARKS
LEVEL 1 Shaka rose to be a powerful Zulu leader.
0–2
• Uses evidence partially or cannot write a
paragraph.
• Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great
extent to the topic e.g. shows some
understanding of how Shaka rose to be a MARKS
LEVEL 2
powerful Zulu leader. 3–4
• Uses evidence in a basic manner to write a
paragraph.
• Uses relevant sources e.g. demonstrates a
thorough understanding of how Shaka rose to
be a powerful Zulu leader. MARKS
LEVEL 3
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised 5–6
paragraph that shows an understanding of the
topic. (6)
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QUESTION 2: WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF BRITISH COLONIALISM ON THE
POPULATION OF THE CAPE COLONY?
2.1 2.1.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
• All living cattle would have to be slaughtered
• The dead will rise from their graves
• The sun will set at midday
• New grain pits would have to be dug as there was going to be a lot
of food
• The dead will bring joy and wealth (Any 2 x 1) (2)
2.1.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
Nongqawuse was Mhlakaza’s niece (1 x 1) (1)
2.1.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2A – L2]
• She came with a false prophecy
• Her prophecy never came true (2 x 2) (4)
2.1.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A]
• on the banks of the river (1 x 1) (1)
2.1.5 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2A – L1]
• The Xhosa (1 x 1) (1)
2.1.6 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2A –L2]
• Nothing happened on that day
• No cattle came from the sea
• The sun never set at midday
• Any other relevant response (1 x 2) (2)
2.2 2.2.1 Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
• The Hottentot Proclamation of 1809 (1 x 1) (1)
2.2.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
• Passes for the Khoikhoi were abolished
• Right to land ownership was clarified at last
• Khoikhoi no longer subjected to compulsory labour
• Children could not be apprenticed without parental consent
• Contracts for more than a month were to be in writing
(4 x 1) (4)
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2.2.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2B – L2]
• They hoped it would improve the colonies’ economy
• To strip the Boers the right to control the Hottentots
• To end slavery
• Any other relevant response (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2B – L1]
• It applied to ‘Hottentot and other free persons of colour’, instead of
being colour blind. (1 x 1) (1)
2.3 2.3.1 [Definition of historical concept from Source 2C – L2]
• It is the mass migration of the Afrikaners from the Cape to the interior
• Any other relevant response (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
• There was constant conflict between the Boer farmers and the
Xhosa inhabitants on the frontier
• Growing resentment between the farmers and the British colonial
authorities
• The Colonial government limited the activities of the Boer
Commandos according to the Boers
• The colonial government refused to let them handle law and order
• They blamed the government for not giving them financial support
during the wars and other conflicts with the Xhosa
• Lack of labour
• They could not protect themselves from Xhosa attacks
(Any 4 x 1) (4)
2.3.3 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
• The Magna Carta of the Khoikhoi (1 x 1) (1)
2.3.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C – L1]
1820s and 1830s (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2C – L2]
• The government passed Ordinance 50 which gave too much
freedom to the Khoikhoi
• The Khoikhoi were no longer forced to carry passes
• Slavery was abolished
• Any other relevant response (2 x 2) (4)
2.3.6 [Extraction of evidence from Source 2C-L1]
• Gert Maritz (1 x 1) (1)
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2.4 2.4.1 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 2D –L1]
• It was exactly hundred years after the Great Trek (1 x 1) (1)
2.4.2 [Interpretation of relevant information from Source 1D – L2]
• It shows the Voortrekkers commemorating the Great Trek
• It shows the support they received from Afrikaners
• It shows the unity among the Afrikaners
• Children were watching them as they travelled in the streets
• Any other relevant response (2 x 2) (4)
2.5 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 2B and 2C – L3]
• In Source 2B the Khoikhoi received freedom with the arrival of the British
colonists. In Source 2C the Boers’ freedom of controlling the Khoikhoi was
taken away
• In Source 2B the Khoikhoi were free from slavery and were happy with the
British arrival
• In Source 2C the abolition of slavery hit the Afrikaners badly
• Any other relevant response (2 x 2) (4)
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2.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of information from the sources – L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their responses:
• The innocent nation of Phalo was killed by Nongqawuse’s false prophecy
(Source 2A)
• The Xhosa ended up working for the British
• Ordinance 50 gave the Khoikhoi freedom (Source 2B)
• Khoikhoi were no longer carrying passes (Source 2B)
• Slavery was abolished (Own knowledge)
• Led to the Great Trek (Source 2C)
• Boers unhappy with British colonisation (Source 2C)
• Boers wanted to be independent (Source 2C)
• Boers blamed the British for the conditions they found themselves in
(Source 2C)
• Any other relevant response
Use the following rubric to allocate a mark:
• Uses evidence in an elementary manner e.g.
shows no or little understanding of the
impact that British colonialism had on the MARKS
LEVEL 1
population at the Cape Colony. 0–2
• Uses evidence partially or cannot write a
paragraph.
• Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a
great extent to the topic e.g. shows some
understanding of the impact that British
MARKS
LEVEL 2 colonialism had on the population at the
3–4
Cape Colony.
• Uses evidence in a basic manner to write a
paragraph.
• Uses relevant sources e.g. demonstrates a
thorough understanding of the impact that
British colonialism had on the population at
MARKS
LEVEL 3 the Cape Colony.
5–6
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised
paragraph that shows an understanding of the
topic. (6)
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QUESTION 3: WHAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
(1899–1902) TO BOTH BLACK AND AFRIKANER SOUTH
AFRICANS?
3.1 3.1.1 Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
• Scorched Earth Policy (1 x 1) (1)
3.1.2 Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1
• 13 000 men (1 x 1) (1)
3.1.3 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
• Labour tenants
• Cash tenants
• Share croppers (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A – L1]
• Camps were filled with women, children, the elderly and the
infirm (1 x 2) (2)
3.1.5 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3A – L2]
• They were getting a wage
• Rations were now given to them
• They would be free from the Afrikaner rule which was bad
• Any other relevant response
(Any 2 x 2) (4)
3.1.6 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3A-L1]
• In 1901 (1 x 1) (1)
3.2 3.21 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
• Men
• Children
• Women (3 x 1) (3)
3.2.2 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
• Spain (1 x 1) (1)
3.2.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3B – L2]
• To prevent Boers from resupplying from a home base
• To make it impossible for the Boers to get any assistance from
their families
• Any other relevant explanation (1 x 2) (2)
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3.2.4 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3B – L1]
• They were overcrowded
• Poor hygiene
• Bad sanitation
• Food rations were meagre
• Malnutrition and endemic contagious diseases
• Shortage of modern medical facilities (Any 4 x1) (4)
3.3 3.3.1 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3C – L2]
• It shows the pain the women were experiencing due to the
Scorched Earth Policy
• It shows us that women were strong
• It implies that women were sent to concentration camps during
the South African war
• Any other relevant response
(Any 2 x 2) (4)
3.3.2 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3C – L2]
• She did not want to show the others that she was scared
• She did not want to demoralise the other women
• Any other relevant response (Any 1 x 2) (2)
3.3.3 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3 C-L2
• She knew that many hardships were awaiting her
• She knew that life was going to be very tough for all of the prisoners
• Any other relevant response (1 x 2) (2)
3.4 3.4.1 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3D – L1]
• Lord Roberts (1 x 1) (1)
3.4.2 [Explanation of historical concept from Source 3D – L1]
• The use of hit and run tactics
• A form of warfare in which small groups use military
tactics like ambushes, sabotage.
• Raid to fight a larger traditional military
• Any other relevant response (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.3 [Extraction of evidence from Source 3D – L1]
• Protection
• Safety
• Food (3 x 1) (3)
3.4.4 [Interpretation of evidence from Source 3D – L2]
• The British government improved the conditions in the camps
• Lord Milner took over the administration of the camps
• Any other relevant response (Any 2 x 2) (4)
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3.5 [Comparison of evidence from Sources 3B and 3D – L3]
• Both sources show that Boer women were sent to concentration camps
during the war
• Source 3 C states that women were deposited in the camps. Source 3 D
families were taken against their will
• Any other relevant response (Any 2 x 2) (4)
3.6 [Interpretation, evaluation and synthesis of information from the sources – L3]
Candidates could include the following aspects in their response:
• The war had terrible results for Blacks (Source 3A)
• Blacks were enlisted in the British army (Source 3A)
• The majority of the Boers were sent to the concentration camps (Source 3B)
• The camps were poorly administered (Source 3B)
• The conditions in the camp led to diseases and malnutrition (Source 3B)
• Women were not happy with being in the camps (Source 3C)
• Emily Hobhouse exposed the deplorable conditions in the camps
(Source 3D)
• Sent to concentration camps (Own knowledge)
• Many people died in concentration camps (Own knowledge)
• Any other relevant response
Use the following rubric to allocate a mark:
• Uses evidence in an elementary manner e.g. shows
no or little understanding of the impact of the
South African war to both Black and Afrikaner MARKS
LEVEL 1
communities. 0–2
• Uses evidence partially to report on the topic or
cannot write a paragraph.
• Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great
extent to the topic e.g. shows some
understanding of the impact of the South African MARKS
LEVEL 2
war to both Black and Afrikaner communities. 3–4
• Uses evidence in a very basic manner to write a
paragraph.
• Uses relevant sources e.g. demonstrates a
thorough understanding of the impact of the
South African war to both Black and Afrikaner MARKS
LEVEL 3
communities. 5–6
• Uses evidence very effectively in an organised
paragraph that shows an understanding of the topic. (6)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions from this section.
QUESTION 4: THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOTHO KINGDOM UNDER KING
MOSHOESHOE
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical
and interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates should critically discuss how Moshoeshoe strategised, showed
diplomacy, reconciliation, negotiation skillls and built his nation. Candidates must
support their given line of argument with relevant historical evidence.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates should include the following aspects:
Introduction: Candidates must show Moshoeshoe’s skills in ensuring that his nation
emerged as a strong nation.
ELABORATION
• Moshoehoe strenghtened his nation by modernising and compromising
• He educated his people
• He promoted Christianity to modernise his people.
• The missionaries had a great influence on shaping the Basotho nation
• He acquired knowledge and technology to protect his nation from Boer and
British attacks
• Thaba Bosiu was the centre of his kingdom where his people felt safe
• Thaba Bosiu was not easily accessible
• Moshoeshoe also modernised his military
• He bought horses and illegal firearms
• He had a powerful and formidable army of mounted riflemen
• He allowed the Boers to stop at Caledon valley as guests
• He protected weak people and gave them land
• Moshoeshoe supported people who were impoverished
• He used the Mafisa system which loaned to people with cattle.
• He realised the value of Europeans
• He recognised powerful leaders and did not try to fight them or compete for land
with them
• He lived peacefully with both his neighbours and trekboers
• When Trekboers asked for assistance on attacking the Ndebele, he refused
• Moshoeshoe traded with the Boers
• He received guns from the Boers in exchange for grain and cattle
• When the Boers were not happy with the Napier Treaty, Moshoeshoe loaned an
area of Land to the Voortrekkers
• Moshoeshoe negotiated with Sir George Grey as he avoided another battle with
the British after defeating them, fearing his downfall
• Any other relevant response.
Conclusion: Candidates need to tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion. [50]
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QUESTION 5: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750 – CO-OPERATION AND
CONFLICT ON THE HIGHVELD
SYNOPSIS
Candidates need to ascertain to what extent did Colonial Expansion after 1750 lead to
cooperation and conflict between the Boers, British and the Basotho. Candidates must
support their given line of argument with relevant historical evidence.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates should include the following aspect:s
Introduction: Candidates can focus on the rise of Moshoeshoe to power and his
relationship with both the Boers and the British in the Highveld.
ELABORATION
• Moshoeshoe occupied the Highveld and the arrival of Boers and British
changed the Basotho fortunes
• The reason for the conflict among the three nations was land
• When the Boers arrived on the Highveld, Moshoeshoe let them use the land in
the Caledon Valley
• The trekkers later claimed the land as theirs
• The Griquas, the Tlokwa and the Barolong also wanted part of the land
• The Boers increased in numbers and needed more land
• Moshoeshoe realised that he was not a match for the Boers and sought
protection from the British
• He made a treaty with the British and agreed on a border for the Sotho
kingdom, which included the Caledon River valley
• Moshoeshoe gave up a piece of triangular land between the Caledon and the
Orange rivers for White settlement
• Henry Warden, British agent, granted four of Moshoeshoe’s subordinate chiefs
independence from his authority
• This led to a war between Moshoeshoe and the British
• The British were defeated twice by the Basotho
• The British decided to give Boers a right to settle in the Caledon Valley.
• Basotho raided the cattle from Boer farmers and this led to a series of wars
between the Boers and the Sotho
• The British supplied the Boers with arms and banned arm sales to the Basotho
• A second Sotho Boer war from 1865–1869 had disastrous results for
Moshoeshoe
• He lost support and loyalty from his subordinate chiefs
• Moshoeshoe asked the British for protection so as to keep the Basotho land
• In 1868 the Sotho kingdom was declared a British colony called Basutoland
• Moshoeshoe managed to save his kingdom from being taken over by the
trekkers
Any other relevant response
Conclusion:
Candidates need to tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion. [50]
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) HISTORY P2 19
QUESTION 6: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND THE UNION –THE NATIVE LAND
ACT OF 1913
[Plan and construct an original argument based on relevant evidence using analytical
and interpretative skills]
SYNOPSIS
Candidates need to take a stance whether they agree or disagree that the Land Act
impacted negatively on Black South Africans.
MAIN ASPECTS
Candidates should include the following aspects:
Introduction: Candidates need to take a line of argument which shows whether they
agree or not.
ELABORATION
• The government passed the Native Land Act of 1913 as pressure was put on
them by politically powerful white farmers
• Before the Land Act was passed, many black farmers had become successful
sharecroppers
• They farmed the land and sold the crops they produced
• The introduction of the Land Act had detrimental effects on the sharecroppers
• The Land Act stopped sharecropping
• Sharecroppers were forced to work for the white farmers or had to go to the
mines
• Some farmers at first refused to work for the whites and took their livestock and
went to the reserves
• They were forced to sell the stock to survive as there was not enough land for
the livestock
• The Land Act ended the chances of Africans ever becoming successful
commercial farmers in competition with whites
• Socially, the Land Act affected the blacks badly
• The land allocated to Africans was not enough
• The reserves were overcrowded
• The land in the reserves was not suitable for agriculture due to soil erosion
• The reserves were far away from medical care centres which led to a high rate
of infant mortality
• The conditions in the reserves were bad which led to malnutrition and diseases
• A landless black person was not allowed to get a place to live
• They were penalised 100 pounds or six months imprisonment
• The SANNC was the first organisation to fight the Act
• The members of SANNC called several times for the repealing of the Act but
to no avail
• They even sent a delegation to Britain about the Act but that was also
unsuccessful
• Any other relevant response. [50]
Conclusion: Candidates need to tie up their argument with a relevant conclusion.
TOTAL: 150
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