Results
of the settlement and expansion of the Dutch Cape colony on the Africans by
1795
The Dutch displaced the African
settlers.
Africans lost their land to the
Dutch settlers.
The Africans lost their independence
to the Dutch.
Africans were enslaved by the Dutch
settlers.
Loyalty shifted from African chiefs
to the Dutch settlers, as many Africans became servants of white man.
Africans were undermined by the
Dutch. This was the beginning of Apartheid policy in the later years.
Africans were raided by the Dutch
for cattle, which led to counter raids
Africans lost their grazing land to
the Dutch.
Economic activities among the
Africans stagnated.
Africans suffered from many European
diseases.
Population increased with the Dutch
settlements.
The Dutch language was learnt by the
Africans.
Good standard of living existed in
some white settler areas.
The San and the Khoikhoi were pushed
to the desert margins.
The Africans lost the dignity and
existence as humans.
Many Africans were also killed which
led to depopulation.
Many Africans copied European
cultures and behaviors.
For the Khoisan they lived as
beggars and in abject poverty. Many European goods were acquired by the
Africans.
Many new Agricultural farming
systems were improved.
There were also changes in the
health sector, communication, and infrastructure.
On the white, the African seemed
better off than the Boers.
There were intermarriages between
the Dutch and the Africans, which increased the colonial race.
Conflicts with Africans led to wars
as the Dutch colony expanded.
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