Moshoeshoe Essay Exam Guide for History Grade 10

This page contains Moshoeshoe Essay Exam Guide for History Grade 10 Learners (South Africa):

In the Essay, candidates should include the following aspects in their response:

Essay Introduction

Candidates need to explain how Moshoeshoe came to power and led to the Basotho nation or any other relevant introduction.

Body Elaboration Key Points about King Moshoeshoe:

• Left his father’s home to set up his own chiefdom
• 1824 – his followers were attacked by the Tlokoa
• Forced to flee to Thaba Mosiu
• His chiefdom began to grow
• Gave them land
• By 1840 – had 40 000 followers
• Faced various challenges from Griqua and the Koras, white trekboers and Voortrekkers, missionaries and the British
• 1843 – Moshoeshoe concluded a treaty with the British governor – agreed on a border for the Sotho kingdom
• British went against the treaty
• Led to fighting between the British and the Sotho
• Twice the Sotho defeated the British
• Bloemfontein Convention signed
• British gave up their land to the Voortrekkers
• Led to a series of wars between the OFS and the Sotho
• More wars continued
• Moshoeshoe asked British for protection
• 1868 – Moshoeshoe agreed that the Sotho kingdom could become a British colony called Basutoland
• Any other relevant response