HSY1512 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

Well-structured HSY1512 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. (DETAILED ANSWERS - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED!). Choose the correct option. In what ways were the experiences of Khoesan labourers on white farms similar to those of slaves during the 18 century? a. The same legal framework applied to both slaves and Khoesan. b. The living conditions of Khoesan and slaves on farms were very similar. c. Violence was a common experience of Khoesan and slaves on farms. d. Both Khoesan and slaves accepted their situation without resistance. a. a b b. c d c. b c d. a d Clear my choice th Choose the correct option. Why did many white farmers oppose the work of Christian missionaries among the Khoekhoe during the 18 century? a. The agricultural output of mission stations exceeded that of the farmers of the Cape Colony by the end of the century. b. The farmers felt that the missionaries were undermining their supply of indentured labour. c. If Khoekhoe persons were baptised, it implied that they acquired equality of status with white Christians. d. Mission stations were claiming large tracts of land from farmers in all the districts of the Cape Colony. a. a d b. c d c. b c d. a d Clear my choice th Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Question 4 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Choose the correct option. Slavery that was widely practised by major European powers in different parts of the world between the 16 and 18 centuries had certain features that distinguished it from other forms of bonded labour. These included the fact that slaveswere … a. defi ned as items of property in the legal codes of the respective powers. b. generally a minor part of the labour force that had many different elements. c. usually imported into the society in which they were forced to work. d. fundamental in the economic production of the society in which they laboured. a. a c d b. a b c. c d d. a b d Clear my choice th th Choose the correct option. Which of the following powers were dominant in the trading of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to theAmericas between the 16 and 18 centuries? a. Dutch b. Arabs c. Chinese d. English a. a b b. a d c. b c d. c d Clear my choice th th Question 5 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Question 6 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Why was the introduction of slavery to the Cape a logical and sensible step for the VOC authorities to take? a. Although the VOC had not used slave labour itself before, it had observed the economic success of slavery amongother colonial powers. b. The VOC felt that it could manage the supply of slaves itself, as well as maintain control of the slave labour force c. A legal framework to govern slavery could be developed at the Cape and then extended to other Dutch possessionssuch as Batavia. d. Slaves would be controlled only by the VOC, and no other white people would be permitted to buy or own slaves. Clear my choice Choose the correct option. For what reasons do historians sometimes argue that the slave system at the Cape hindered economic development andcaused the Cape to remain an undiversifi ed economy throughout the VOC period? a. Money that could have been invested in developing farms, towns and infrastructure was instead spent on slave labour. b. Although slave traders did invest a considerable amount of their money in the Cape economy, this was an ineffi cientform of investment. c. The dependence on slave labour meant that other forms of labour and production that might have been more effi cientwere never explored. d. The Cape remained technologically backward because reliance on slave labour meant that there was no need toimplement alternative strategies. a. a c d b. b d c. c d d. a b c Clear my choice Question 7 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Question 8 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Choose the correct option. Why were levels of manumission at the Cape during the VOC period very low? a. Slave owners were reluctant to support freed slaves economically after giving them freedom, as required by the law. b. Even though many slaves achieved a certain level of education, this was not suffi cient for them to be granted freedom. c. Slaves were a costly investment for slave owners, who therefore wished to gain an income from the labour of theirslaves for as long as possible. d. Many slaves became Christian converts, but too many other requirements for manumission meant that they remainedslaves. a. a b b. c d c. b c d d. a c Clear my choice Choose the correct option. In what ways was slave resistance a constant feature of Cape society during the VOC period? a. Individual acts of resistance, which took many different forms, were frequent and widespread. b. Slave resistance was localised rather than organised across different sectors of Cape society. c. Almost all slaves were willing to participate in acts of resistance against their conditions of exploitation. d. A number of slave leaders emerged at the end of the VOC period although they were not able to organise mass revolt. a. a d b. b c c. a b d. c d Clear my choice Question 9 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Question 10 Answer saved Marked out of 2.00 Choose the correct option. Which of the following statements about the social order at the Cape by the end of the VOC period are accurate? a. The ‘inboek’ system that developed in the Cape interior during the 18 century was a less exploitative labour systemthan slavery. b. Manual labour was regarded as something done only by black people and was ‘beneath’ white people. c. Racial consciousness and racial stereotyping were not widely developed features of Cape society. d. Khoesan, Xhosa and Sotho-Tswana people in the interior came to be seen as potential sources of labour rather than freepeople with their own rights. a. a c b. b d c. a b c d. a c d Clear my choice th For what reason was it diffi cult for most slaves at the Cape to develop a stable family life during the VOC period? a. Slaves were able to marry in terms of the law, but they found it diffi cult to access the courts to recognise theirmarriages. b. Children born to slave parents automatically received their freedom, creating tensions between parents. c. The ratio of male to female slaves meant that many men were unable to fi nd wives or partners d. Even though slave families were always sold together as a unit, regular sales to new owners undermined family unity.