Huguenots Flashcards
Why did the some Dutch people move to the Cape?
After they heard people in the were being given farms and they wanted their own land too.
How many French-Speaking immigrants arrived at the Cape and in what year?
200 and in 1688.
These French-Speaking immigrants were protestants (not Catholic) called _____.
Huguenots
Why were these people forced to leave their homeland (France)?
Because the Catholic King Louis XIV prohibited them from practicing their Protestant faith in France.
Huguenots went to Protestant European countries and some when to Netherlands and the ____.
Cape
What were the Huguenots given?
Farms near the Berg River in the Franschhoek Valley.
What jobs did they have in France?
Skilled jobs, like being a wagon-maker and farmers.
Some Huguenots were ____ farmers and wine-makers. This enabled them to be successful in the Cape.
Grape
What was the Oath of Allegiance?
A solemn promise to be loyal to the Dutch ruler.
Who was the ruler of the Netherlands?
Prince William of Orange
What is a frontier?
An area where two groups who live differently meet.
During the _____ the colony at the Cape consisted of two main groups, slaves and free citizens (Included VOC officials). There were more slaves than free people in the colony throughout the 18th century.
1700s
What were the ‘free slaves’ called?
‘Free blacks’
Were the Khoikhoi considered citizens of the colony?
No
The colony slowly grew to the ____ and the ____.
East and North
Who was Robert Gordon?
Commander of VOC soldiers.
What happened in 1777?
Robert Gordon traveled as Far East as Fish River where the Xhosa chiefs.
Where did Gordon travel in 1778 and who did he travel with?
To the north-east frontier area of the Cape and travelled with the Governor of the Cape, Van Plattenberg.
During Gordon’s journey during 1778 he reached the ____ River, and named it the ‘Orange River’ in honor of the ruler of Netherlands, _____ ____ of _____.
Gariep
Prince
William
Orange
What did Gordon do along his journeys?
Kept journals and drew pictures of what he saw on his journeys.
