read the section "the great trek."

for 150 years, the dutch were the main foreign influence in south africa. however, in 1795, britain gained control of parts of south africa. many british government officials and citizens settled in south africa.

the british angered the afrikaners by freeing their slaves. afrikaners were also getting into border wars with natives, and wanted more fertile farmland. so in the 1820s, many afrikaners began traveling further north and east to inland south africa. this journey became known as the “great trek.” the afrikaners founded the independent republics of transvaal and the orange free state.

however, many native groups were angry that the afrikaners were taking over their land. after several wars with tribes, including the zulu, the afrikaners conquered some of the land and were farming it until gold was discovered in their republics in the late 19th century.

which sentence best shows how the afrikaners responded to british control in south africa?

they created two independent territories of their own.

however, in 1795, britain took control of parts of south africa.

the afrikaners fought several wars with tribes and conquered some more land.

many british government officials and citizens settled in south africa.

They created two independent territories of their own.

Explanation:

The Orange Free State was a Boer Republic in South Africa that existed from 1854 until the end of the Second Boer War in 1902.

The capital of the Orange Free State  was Bloemfontein, founded in 1846, which from 1848 to 1854 was the capital of the British colony of the Orange river Sovereignty.

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

explanation:

1. ford: gerald ford´s presidency, from 1974 to 1977, faced high inflation, named it public enemy nº1, and created the win program (whip inflation now).

2. carter: president from 1977 to 1981, carter had controversial poitions over abortion, but yet, he enforce the roe vs wade decision, which had pro-choice content.

3. reagan. for his eloquency and powerful speeches in his mandates, from 1981 to 1989, reagan earned this nickname, “the great communicator” .

4. george h w bush: despite many presidents had important roles in managing and trying to end the cold war, it was in bush sr's mandate that the berlin wall was materially destroyed, and he was visited by gorbachev in the uspresident from 1989 to 1993.

5. clinton: defense of marriage act. clinton signed this controvesial act, which defined marriage and spouses in strict heterosexual perspective, that was later declard unconstitutional by the us supreme court.

6. george w bush: in the begining of his presidency, which lasted until 2009, bush jr faced the greatest terrorist attacks in us and probably the worlds history, in september, 11 of 2001.

7. obama: in attempts to cease a great economical crisis, barack obama signed the controversial recovery act in february 2009, which handled 780-billion dollars.