Early Days Of The Cape Flashcards
What date was it
6April 1652
Which bay did some ships sail into in 1652?
Table Bay
How many boats? And what were their names?
3
Dromedaries, Reijger and De Goede
Who was in charge of the ships?
Jan van Riebeeck
What was his mission there? 3
The Dutch East India Company (1) instructed him to start a refreshment station (1) for ships traveling to and from the East.(1)
Where did he get goods from? And what goods?
From the Khoikhoi
He got fresh vegetables and meat
Why were these foods so important to the sailors? 1
Because it would prevent the sailors from getting scurvy and die.
How did Jan Van Riebeeck try to stop the Dutch from trading with the Khoikhoi without authority?
He planted a hedge of wild almond trees on the slopes of Table Mountain.
Was this successful? And why? 2
No
Because one of his soldiers ate some of the fruit and died because the fruit is poisonous.
Explain what van Riebeecks first fort was like. And where it was. 6
- It was where the Grand Parade stands today.
- there was a moat around it
- 4 mud and stone bastions protected the outside
- inside there were barracks
- a church
- a hospital
What did he name the fort?
Fort de Goede Hoop
How many people did he bring on the 3 ships?
About 90 men, women and children
What was his wife’s name?
Maria de la Quellerie
Did they have a son or a daughter?
Son
What people did he meet on the shores of Table Bay?
The strandlopers
What did the Khoikhoi bring to graze near the cape peninsula?
Cattle and sheep
When trading began did everything go well? Explain your answer.
No
Neither group understood the others ideas of owning land or livestock
When there was a lot of work to be done who stayed around to help?
Some strange men from passing vessels
The Capes new community included…….. 4
Builders, carpenters, fisherman and blacksmiths
What is the Dutch East India Company called in Dutch?
Vereeniging Oost-Inische Compagnie
When was the DEIC founded?
1602
How and why was the DEIC formed? 3
When the directors of a number of small businesses (1) agreed to combine their companies (1) By doing this they transformed Holland into the most important trading nation in Europe.(1)
The company was controlled by? And what does the name mean? 2
Heerin XVii
Means Lords Seventeen
Where were the DEIC headquarters ?
Batavia on the island of Java.
