Colonisation Of The Cape Flashcards
1652
Voc Permanent settlement at the cape
VOC
East India company
Jan van riebeek
He was a man the VOC gave a 5 year contract to build an outpost
3 ships under Jan van riebeek command
The dromedaries The Reijger
The Goede Hoop
Reasons for the VOC permanent settlement at the cape
It was a strategic halfway mark between Asia and Europe
Plenty of fresh water in the table Bay Area
Not enough land available for farming and livestock grazing to supply the VOC ships
Why were slaves brought to the cape
The Dutch needed extra labor
To work in Dutch homes
To help develop the settlement
Where did the slaves come from
Came between mid 17th century and early 19th century from- Indonesia Batavia India Madagascar Zanzibar Malaysia
Free burgher
They are the people that the VOC released some of them from their contracts in 1657 and granted them free hold lands for them to start farming
1679
VOC appointed Simon van Der Stel as the commander of the cape
Dutch Immigration
The immigration of Dutch families from the Netherlands to the cape by Simon to expand the colony
French Huguenot
French Protestants
That the VOC encouraged to move to the cape because they shared the same belief
Most were highly trained craftsmen or experienced farmers
Franschhoek
French corner
A land that Simon awarded new comers in an area
Frontiers
It’s not a formal boarder
Trek boers
Nomadic pastoralists descending mostly from Dutch colonists
3 main reasons why large number of free burghers left
1-limited work
2-the government started a loan system that allowed the farmers to settle on land beyond the mountain for a small annual payment
3-farmers did not like the autocratic rule of the cape government
