Colonisation of the Cape Flashcards
In what year did the Dutch East India company build refreshment station in the Cape?
1652
Why was refreshment station started at the Cape?
Supply base sailors with fresh fruit and vegetables so they did not die of scurvy on the long voyage to the East
What was the occupation of the Khoi-khoi?
Pastoralists — they kept
After five years of working for the VOC, the Dutch were released from their contracts to become…
Free Burghers
Where did the Free Burghers move to?
The interior — they took their slaves with them
Who developed the wine industry in the Cape?
The French Huguenots
Name the indigenous inhabitants of the Cape in the 17th century
The San and the Khoi-khoi
What was the occupation of the San people?
Hunter gatherers
What did the San hunt with?
Poison arrows
What have the San left us?
A rich heritage of rock paintings
The San and the Khoi-khoi and many conflicts over…
Cattle and land
Which people group were part of the Khoi-khoi, but lived in caves on the beaches?
Strandlopers
What did the Strandlopers live off?
Fish and shellfish (archaeologists have found mounds of shells in caves)
Where did the Xhosa tribes come from?
Central Africa
Where did the Xhosa tribes settle?
In the Eastern Cape with the Transkei and Ciskei are today
