1. Sandra Cash
Mailbox 108
In this document, Kumalo explains why Zimbabweans rebelled against British colonial
forces. For example, the British create native police who abuse their power against their
own people. The document also shows how the British influence Africa, in both the good
ways and the bad ways. For example, the British create an education system, but they
also made Zimbabweans pay heavy taxes.
Kumalo explains that the British treated them like slaves: they were overbearing and
made them carry bundles. He also goes on to say that the British molested their wives and
daughters. With all this ill treatment, they began to think it would be better to fight and
die rather than tolerate it any more.
Kumalo also shows how the British influenced Africa; offering them work in the mines
and farms to earn money. After this new idea, they brought about taxes; at first taxes
were ten shillings, but as it went on, they got higher and higher. Taxes also depended on
how many wives you had, for if you had more than one wife you were taxes ten shillings
for each wife. A good influence from the British was education, Africans wanted to have
their kids learn and get through school. Lastly, through British influence a lot of people
became Christians.
Throughout this document, Kumalo explains why Zimbabweans rebelled against the
British rule. They rebelled because of the ill treatment they got, which was to the point
that they would rather be dead then to tolerate it any more. This document also shows
how the British influenced Zimbabweans, like how a lot of them became Christians, and
they now have schools.