Question

Read this quote from the section: “In 1879 colonial authorities divided Zulu lands into 13 territories.” How could historians analyze this as a reason for lasting British victory in the Zulu Wars?(1 point)
Responses

Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies.
Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies.

Dividing Zulu lands destroyed the productivity of their agriculture.
Dividing Zulu lands destroyed the productivity of their agriculture.

Dividing Zulu lands led to a single chief being appointed by the British to rule.
Dividing Zulu lands led to a single chief being appointed by the British to rule.

Dividing Zulu land led to British victory at the Battle of Kambula.

Answer 1

Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies.

Explanation: Breaking the kingdom into 13 territories destroyed central authority and fragmented political, social and economic networks, making coordinated military resistance and resource mobilization much harder and allowing the British to control or co-opt local chiefs — a key reason the British could maintain long‑term dominance.