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A group named for one of these events celebrated a victory by inaugurating the Day of the Vow. Moshoeshoe I’s (“mo-SHWAY-shway the first’s”) stronghold at Thaba Bosiu united several clans affected by warfare and these events, which are referenced in the Sesotho name for the Mfecane (“um-feh-KAH-nay”). A “Great” one of these events lends its name to a group of anti-abolitionist Boers who founded the Natalia Republic. Iron smelting has been used to trace one of these events that caused the proliferation (-5[1])of the Bantu people. The transatlantic (10[1])slave trade (10[2])caused (10[1])the largest “forced” (10[2])instance of these events in history. (10[1])For 10 points, name these (10[1])large-scale movements of people from one place to another. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: migrations [accept forced migrations or population transfers or displacements; accept Bantu expansion or Great Trek; prompt on answers specifying people moving until “movements” is read]
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