slaves at the Capes Flashcards
was there slaves in the cape before the dutch
NO
what was Jan van Riebeeck prohibited to do
making local people slaves
what was the first slaves
ship stoways
for how many years did the dutch make people into slaves and how many
150 years over 30 000
where was the first slaves from (5)
- Angola
- west Africa
- madagascar
- india
- sri lanka
what happened because of this
slaves spoke different lang and had different religions
how were slaves brought to the Cape
- many slaves were captured during wars and sold to traders
- slaves were left in Cape because VOC members went to netherland where you wern’t allowed to have slaves
- slave brought by slave ships
- when ships straneded on cape
- slaves were separated from families, got false promises,, transported under terrible conditions
where were slaves sold
Auctions
what did the household slaves do (8)
- worked in homes
- cleaning
- washing
- ironing clothes
- cooking food
- fetching water from pump
- chopped wood
- repaired clothes
how many slaves did wine farmers
min- 50
what did the garden and field slaves do (9)
- weeding
- watering
- tending/ herding livestock
- ploughing
- planting
- harvesting
- using equipment
- sift the grain to separate the wheat from the chaff
- wheat put into bags and piled on top of each other
did kid slaves help
YES
explain slave housing (13)
- slaves slept outside when hot
- household slaves slept in kitchen
- large farms had slave houses
- slaves sometime did unskilled work
- learnt certain skills
- sometime worked as plasterers/masons
- builders
- painters
- carpenters
- shoemakers
- dressmakers/tailors
- boatbuilders
- donkey cart drivers
what else did they do
made and sold items in town
how did slave owners differ
some slave owners took part of the money and gave the rest to the slave
what causes and effects of slave resistance at the cape
the slave owners were very strict and punished slaves using cruel punishments, such as physical/corporal punishments, starvation, or forced them to work longer
if wanted to run away they were simply given harsher punishments
what were the certain rules for slaves (8)
- had to be home by 22:00
- if out after 22:00 had to have a light/letter
- could not ride wagons/ or horseback in the streets
- could not gather outside door at church
- slaves could not go to the to bars or buy alcohol
- could not talk to other slaves in the street
- if insulted a farmer got corporal punishments/beating
- if hit slave owner could be executed
how could slaves not have a normal life (4)
could not get married
bought and sold at auctions
hired out to other people
any children born from slaves were slave owner property
what happened to slaves who repelled
it was difficult to stand together
during 1800 2 small organised uprisings by slaves while under british rule
another uprising took place in 1808 by 2 slaves (louis van Mauritius and Abraham van der Caab) marched to cape town along with 300 slaves to demand their freedom
the second uprising took place on a farm in 1825 ( Galant van der Caab and another few slaves) were sentenced to death
for how long were there slaves in the Cape
180 years
how did the slaves help (5)
- their work helped develop the country
- helped to erect many buildings
- helped to expand and establish farms
- left a rich cultural heritage
- brought recipes like bredies, stews, bobotie, etc
explain ISLAM
the religion was brought by slaves as well as political leaders
it spread through the country
this is why where is so many mosques in the Cape
explain the development of the Afrikaanse language
slaves helped create the Afrikaanse language
used and added words from their own lang to make Afri a rich lang
legacy is mixture of dutch, euro lang and own lang
