British Colonial Rule
The imposition of British colonial rule created a tense dynamic between the two European groups. They mutually occupied the position of dominant colonizer in the early society, but their linguistic, cultural and ideological differences created friction between the two groups. In the case of the Boers, this imposing force served to unite their fractioned groups under a single identity against a common enemy.
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