What was the main cause of boer war? plz add detail to the answer cuz i need to put this in my powerpoint which is due tomorrow thx in advance for considering to answer this;

The reason that the war had begun was because the British and the Boer people found diamonds and gold in the states and they had fought over it from 1833 to 1902 when the British had one the war and signed a treaty where the British and the Boers' could be at peace. 

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