Interpreting South Africa's History: Reflections on Colonial Dispossession and Settler Capitalism

Question: With reference to the following source, answer the questions that follow: Source 3C • Once the British took over in 1806, via diplomatic agreements in Europe, everything changed. In the first great removal in South African history, the Xhosa were dispossessed. It began with the expulsion of 1811/1812. What followed was an additional 70 years of war. • The Zuurveld was the crucible of South African history in the sense of being the area where the country’s diverse peoples first encountered each other. It was also the crucible of settler capitalism. • So what should we do with this 200th anniversary? It offers an invitation to sober reflection on where South Africa has travelled as a nation over two centuries and how the savage inequalities established in the past, continue in its present. (Coordinator’s slides) (Questions) 3.1.1 Explain the brutality of the ‘Scorched Earth Policy.’ (1x2) (2) 3.1.2 How did victors describe the ‘Scorched Earth Policy’? (1x1) (1) 3.1.3 By referring to ‘Settler Capitalism’ what does a term capitalism means? (1x2) (2)