-
Dutch settlers arrive at a specified site in Cape Town in order to establish a trading post.
-
Dutch settlers arrive at what will end up being Cape Town and set-up a trading post.
-
The British come and forcefully take over the Cape colony from the original Dutch settlers.
-
The British arrive in South Africa and forcibly take over the Cape colony from the Dutch
-
Throughout the 1830's the Afrikaners (Dutch) left the Cape Town colony to establish their own Republics in the North and the East.
-
In the 1830's The Dutch head North and East to set up their own independent republics - Orange Free State and Traansval.
-
Large quantities of both gold and diamond were found in the North and the East. Many people from England arrive for the valuable minerals.
-
From 1867 to 1887 there is a gold and diamond rush in the North and East of South Africa, and so lot's of English arrive to profit off it.
-
This was when gold and diamond deposits stopped being found in such high quantities
-
War breaks out between the British and the Afrikaners for control of South Africa.
-
The British fought the Afrikaners for control of South Africa. It was a difficult struggle, but Britain won on the 31st of May 1902.
-
British manage to win the Boer War, though it was a hard fought struggle.
-
The Union of South Africa is created - the country is still run by the British Empire, but is ruled and run by the white Afrikaners.
-
The Union of South Africa is still controlled by the British Empire, but ruled and run by the white Afrikaners.
-
The National party wins control of the country in the election. The Dutch lay down the laws which would be the foundation for Apartheid.
-
The Dutch National party won the election and started implementing the laws that would become Apartheid.
