Dutch Settlement Flashcards
What is the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇳🇱⚽️🙃?
The name of the of the European country also called Netherlands.
What is a refreshment?
A place where ships could stop to get food and water.
What is scurvy?
A disease which sailors got from not having any fresh vegetables and fruit on long sew journeys.
In 1498, Vasco Da Gama travelled from Portugal across the Indian Ocean to _____.
India
Which European began to trade during the 1500s in the East (India and South-East Asia)?
Netherlands
Britain
Spain
France
Why did European traders want to go to Asia?
To get things like spices and pepper to sell in Europe.
What year did the Dutch government start the VOC?
1602
What does the VOC stand for?
Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie
What does the VOC translate to in English?
Dutch East India Company (DEIC)
Who was the only Dutch company allowed to trade in the East?
The VOC
Where was the VOC head office?
Batavia on the island of Java in the East Indies.
It was a Journey of many _____ between Netherlands and Batavia.
Months
What happened in 1652?
The VOC started a refreshment system at the Cape as a stopping place for ships.
What was the purpose of the refreshment station?
To provide the VOC ships with water and fresh food supplies. The Cape was also a place where sailors who had scurvy could rest and recover.
During the first half of the _____, both English and Dutch ships at _____ ____ on their journeys to and from the east.
1600s
Table
Bay
In _____, a Dutch ship was on its way back to the Netherlands. It was wrecked just ____ of Table Bay in a storm.
1647
North
How did the group of sailors survive in 1647 at the ship wreck?
They get fresh water,grew vegetables, and getting other food with the help of The Khoikhoi.
When did the sailors go back to Netherlands?
1648
The leaders of the group, Mr ____ and Mr _____, were asked to report to the VOC on the suitability of Table Bay as a place for a settlement.
Janszen
Proot
What is a fort?
A strong building built for protection.
When did the Dutch arrive at the Cape?
April 1652
Who was the Commander of the ship and who did he come with?
Jan Van Riebeeck and he came with 90 people, these people were sailors, soldiers, and other skilled people.
What instructions did the VOC give Van Riebeeck?
Instructions to organize the planting of vegetable seeds and small fruit trees, and to set up peaceful, friendly trade with the Khoikhoi. He was also instructed to build to be a fort for protection for the Dutch and a hospital for sick VOC sailors.
True or false
He was instructed to keep a ____ of what happened each day, and to send regular reports to the VOC in the Netherlands.
Journal
