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Vereeniging, treaty of
Vereeniging, treaty of. This brought the second Boer war to a close. At the beginning of May 1902 the Boers agreed to treat for ‘limited independence’. On the 31st at Vereeniging in southern Transvaal they accepted Britain's final offer: that they stop fighting and declare themselves subjects of King Edward VII, in return for which they would get their lands back, with compensation for buildings and crops that had been destroyed; be allowed the use of their language in schools and law courts; and be given self-government as soon as possible, with a racist franchise if that was what they really desired.
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JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Vereenigingtreatyof.html JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Vereenigingtreatyof.html |
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Vereeniging, treaty of
Vereeniging, treaty of This brought the second Boer War to a close. On 31 May 1902 at Vereeniging in southern Transvaal the Boers accepted Britain's final offer: that they declare themselves subjects of King Edward VII, in return for which they would get their lands back, with compensation for buildings and crops that had been destroyed; be allowed the use of their language in schools and law courts; and be given self‐government as soon as possible, with a racist franchise if that was what they really desired.
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JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Vereenigingtreatyof.html JOHN CANNON. "Vereeniging, treaty of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Vereenigingtreatyof.html |
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Vereeniging, Treaty of
Vereeniging, Treaty of (31 May 1902) The peace treaty that ended the Second BOER WAR. It provided for the acceptance by Boers of British sovereignty, the use of Afrikaans in schools and law courts, a civil administration leading to self-government, a repatriation commission, and compensation of £3 million for the destruction inflicted during the war on Boer farms.
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"Vereeniging, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vereeniging, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-VereenigingTreatyof.html "Vereeniging, Treaty of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-VereenigingTreatyof.html |
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