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Dutch Settlement At The Cape - MyElimu - 02-15-2017 South Africa Before the coming of Europeans The Earliest Inhabitants of South Africa were The San (Bushmen) and the khoikhoi then followed by Bantu people who inhabited South Africa. THE SAN The San people were short and had light brown skin. They had click sound in their language. They lived in highland areas of South Africa. Their main economic Activities were hunting and gathering. They had permanent settlement and they lived in caves. [list=square] [*] [/list] The khoikhoi resemble the San but they are taller, khoikhoi means “men of men” in their language. The San group helped the Khoikhoi to graze their animals. The frequent contact between San and Khoikhoi as they referred to one group of Khoisan. THE BANTU These made up the largest group, this was the early inhabitants of South Africa. They include the Iswana, Venda, Gueza, Zulu, Ndebele, Swazi, Shona, Xhosa and Ngoni. They lived a settled life and grew crops such as maize, beans and pumpkins. They used iron tolls and produced enough food which encouraged population growth. The surplus encouraged trade between the communities. DUTCH SETTLEMENT AT THE CAPE In the 15[sup]th[/sup] the Dutch (people) from the Neatherland was competing with other European powers in international trade. This trade .involved getting commodities from Asia and transporting them by shipping to Europe, goods were sold to Europeans at a profit Initial Dutch settlement at the cape occurred when a Dutch ship. They traded with the Khoikhoi and the San through the barter system sailors returned to the Netherlands, they persuaded their country to establish a permanent station at the Cape. The Dutch East India company (DEIC) was formed to organized trade with India. In 1652, this company established a Dutch settlement at Table Bay under Jan Van Riebeeck MOTIVES OF THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT AT THE CAPE
THE SAN They resisted Dutch settlement by raiding the Boers cattle’s and Boers took revenge by the hunting down the San in order to wipe them out so many san people were killed. THE KHOIKHOI The Boers occupied the traditional Khoikhoi grazing land so many Khoikhoi were enslaved and forced to work on Boers farms in 1659, The Khoikhoi declared war on the Dutch famers and took the war then hundreds of cattle and sheep died. THE BANTU The Boers got the Great fish River, they encountered the Xhosa who lived around that region. The Boers fought the major wars against the Xhosa. The Xhosa called these war “Wars of possession” but the Boers called them “Kaffir wars”. BRITISH AT THE CAPE Britain took control of the cape during the period of Mercantilism in Europe. In 1580 Sir Francis Drake became the first British man to round the Cape of Good Hope. At the end of 18[sup]th[/sup] century, The British became interested in seizing the cape colony from the Dutch. MOTIVES FOR THE BRITISH INTERESTS IN THE CAPE
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