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    A Xhosa prophet named Nongqawuse came up with a plan where the Xhosa people killed their crops and cattle in 1856-1857 in hopes that their ancestral spirits would drive out the invading British settlers from their land, but instead it led to a massive famine and the deaths of 80,000 Xhosa people as 85% of the population participated, with 400,000 cows killed, and the British were still not driven out.

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    A Xhosa prophet named Nongqawuse came up with a plan where the Xhosa people killed their crops and cattle in 1856-1857 in hopes that their ancestral spirits would drive out the invading British settlers from their land, but instead it led to a massive famine and the deaths of 80,000 Xhosa people as 85% of the population participated, with 400,000 cows killed, and the British were still not driven out.

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    A Xhosa prophet named Nongqawuse came up with a plan where the Xhosa people killed their crops and cattle in 1856-1857 in hopes that their ancestral spirits would drive out the invading British settlers from their land, but instead it led to a massive famine and the deaths of 80,000 Xhosa people as 85% of the population participated, with 400,000 cows killed, and the British were still not driven out.

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    The Xhosa Cattle Killing ● Event / Anti-colonial

    movement
    ○ Nongqawuse a
    Xhosa prophet
    came up with the
    idea
    ○ The Xhosa did not
    want british
    invading their land
    so they came up
    ● Historical context with the belief that
    killing their crops(
    ○ The british fought the
    corn) and cattle
    Xhosa who resisted them
    would make their
    ○ Xhosa were getting sick
    spirits try to drive
    and dying from disease of
    out the British from
    the British settlers cattle
    their land
    ○ 85% of Xhosa men
    participate
    ● Outcome
    ○ Famine
    ○ Death of 80,000
    Xhosa
    ○ 400,000 cows killed
    ○ British were not
    driven out

    Luis Flores Garcia


    Conner Varela
    1st-2nd AP.

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