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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under The Great Trek, the JAMB History syllabus expects you to study:
- 3. The Great Trek a. The frontier wars b. British intervention in the Boer African relations c. The Great Trek and its consequences.
- SECTION C: IMPERIALISM, COLONIALISM AND PROBLEMS OF NATION- BUILDING IN AFRICA
Study notes & guidance
Study The Great Trek using a recommended History textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in History, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying The Great Trek, you should be able to:
- Determine the factors that led to the frontier wars;
- Account for British intervention in the Boer-African relations;
- Describe the nature of the Great Trek;
- Examine its consequences.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME History syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.