Lesson 9: A piece of history in your hand

Lesson 9: A piece of history in your hand

Activity 7

1. Why is the statue of Paul Kruger important for Pretoria? He was the first

president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic.

2. What does the Pioneer museum remind the people of Pretoria of? The discovery

of gold in Pelgrimsrus.

3. What is the museum used for today? As a farmers’ market. 4. The Voortrekker Monument is unique to Pretoria. What does it remind us of? The

Voortrekkers of the Great Trek between 1835 and 1854. [4]