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south africa

By Filippathorsell
  • Jan 1, 1500

    South Africa’s existence.

    South Africa’s existence.
    In 1500 Portuguese ships rounded the cape of good hope and Europe became aware of South Africa’s existence.

  • colonies in south africa

    colonies in south africa
    About 100 years later in the 1600 century the dutch and the English made beach cuts on the South African coast. They didn’t have intentions of building colonies but only to establish a trading station where ships on their way to India could stock up on meat, vegetables and milk products, among many other things. The local inhabitants didn’t want to let go of their resources. Therefore the dutch had to become farmers in South Africa to supply food for the ships.

  • The colonies grew

    The colonies grew
    In 1795, the cape colony was taken over by Great Britain but was forced to give it back to the dutch. About 3 years later the British took the colonies again. The colonies then expanded along the east coast.