South África First settlements and colonization

The Dutch founding of the Settlement at the Cape – 1652

How it all started

When and Where

The European colonization of South Africa began with towns, being Cape Town the first one in 1652. The Dutch established severalcolonial towns around the south and southwest, including Stellenbosch ,

Tulbagh, Graaff-Reinet and Swellendam.New towns such as Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown, Beaufort West and Durban were established more quickly with the advent of British rule in the early 19th century. The great journey of farmers and townsfolk from The Netherlands, which began in the 1830s, led to a series of new urban centers, mainly inland small urban centers centered on churches and government.

Fight of Isandlwana from the anglo-zulu war (22 of January 1879)

The causes

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Why was originated

Urban settlement in South Africa arose both as a concentration of population around the political centers of African chiefdom's and kingdoms, and as cities established by European colonizers.

Due to water availability and land use patterns, the peoples of the Sotho-Tswana hinterland generally lived in large settlements, the largest of them reaching tens of thousands of inhabitants, while the coastal peoples of Nguni lived more scattered. The defeat of the black orders of whites and their allies, especially during the 19th century, led to the abandonment or destruction of major cities such as Dithakong, Tswana Fortress in what is now the North Cape, and Ulundi.

Timeline

1838

1795

1657

End of slavery.

In The Capes the slave population stood at around 38 000 till this date, although the harsh living conditions what means that their numbers could only be sustained through continued importation.

The Cape Colony became a British colony,during this first period of British rule, South-East Africa became the main source of slaves.

Some Company officials were released from their contracts and were allocated land along the Liesbeeck River.

Timeline

1802

Return of the Dutch who continued to buy slaves from slave traders operating in present-day Mozambique.

1658

1652

First slaves imported into South Africa

Start of colonialism on South Africa

In what it turned out?

How it developed

Originally, a colonial contact was a two-way process. However, Africans were far from helpless victims in the first encounter. The colonial theme was not just a matter of Europeans imposing themselves on African societies. African executives, on the other hand, enjoyed many benefits of maintaining relations with Europeans and engaged with Europeans voluntarily and on their own terms for a considerable period of time.

Unfortunately, the trade item that Europeans were most interested in and the Africans were prepared to sacrifice were slaves. The Atlantic slave trade is at the center of Europe's long history with Africa. This was the era of the African Diaspora, an all-encompassing term used by historians to describe the consequences of the slave trade. Estimates of the number of slaves in America moving from their African homes to European colonial properties ranged from 9 to 15 million people. Although the slave trade was accompanied by a large amount of violence, the size of the operations included a high level of organization for both Europeans and Africans. In other words, the Atlantic slave trade could not have happened without the cooperation or complicity of many Africans.