Answer to Question #181462 in History for Charne Archer

Question

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

BY THE END OF THE VOC PERIOD AT THE END OF THE 18th CENTURY, SLAVERY HAD SHAPED SOCIETY AT THE CAPE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE ELEMENTS OF THE SOCIAL ORDER:

a. WHITE PEOPLE AT THE CAPE DEVELOPED ATTITUDES THAT GAVE THEM A SENSE OF SUPERIORITY OVER BLACK PEOPLE

b. KHOESAN, XHOSA AND SOTHO-TSWANA PEOPLE IN THE INTERIOR WERE RESPECTED BY WHITE PEOPLE AS LEGALLY FREE WITH RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED

c. THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN RICH AND POOR WHITES, AND WHITE SOCIETY WAS VERY DIVIDED

d. A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE AND CONTROL WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM OF SLAVERY, RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE LEVELS OF VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY

1. a b
2. b c
3. c d
4. a d

Answer 1

a and d