Question

Which of the following was not an origin or cause of the Anglo-Boer war?

-discovery of gold in Transvaal
-the Boers taking the Orange Free State away from the British
-the dynamite tax and proposed railroad construction
-Boer resistance to Britain's goal of colonial control

Answer 1

"-the Boers taking the Orange Free State away from the British "

Step-by-step explanation:

The Boer Wars were two armed conflicts that took place in South Africa between the British Empire and the settlers of Dutch origin - called Afrikaners, Boers or Voortrekker. The first of these wars took place from December 16, 1880 to March 23, 1881; and the second, between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902; its result was the victory of the British Empire and the extinction of the two independent republics that the Boers had founded in the mid-nineteenth century: the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic.

Answer 2

"The Boers taking the Orange Free State away from the British" is the one among the following choices given in the question that was not an origin or cause of the Anglo-Boer war. The correct option among all the options given in the question is the second option. I hope the answer has come to your help.