Colonisation Of The Cape Flashcards
When did the Dutch settlement at the Cape begin?
1652
Why did trade ship traveling to the east stop at the Cape?
To get fresh water and food for the rest of their journey.
What did the settlement grow into?
A Dutch colony.
From the beginning ____ were brought to Cape Settlement to do hard work.
Slaves
What did slaves do at the Cape?
Built Buildings
Worked on Farms
Were servants in the homes of the settlers
What did the expansion of the colony do for the Khoikhoi and the SAN?
It changed the way of life for them both.
Who took over the grazing lands of the indigenous Khoikhoi people?
By the settlers, who used the land for farms.
Who moved further inland for grazing for their livestock in the 18th Century?
The Trekboers.
What did the Trekboers do to the San?
They drove the San away from their homes, hunting grounds and captured San women and children as servants.
