South Africa. Life in Cape Town after 1652. Tavern of the Seas.
The main task of Dutch settlers was the organization of gardens and reservoirs to supply passing ships. They were strictly ordered to not engage in skirmishes with the local tribes and this ban was maintained for 7 years. But the local tribes were unhappy, they began to attack and plunder immigrants. From 1659 skirmishes became regular, but despite this settlement developed and the number of inhabitants in it increased by 1798 to 35,000 people. The food base fulfilled its tasks perfectly and the settlement turned into a strategically important object on the sea routes. The population of the city at the beginning of the 19th century was mainly Afrikaner descendants of the Dutch, Germans, French and slaves from Indonesia, India and Madagascar. As a major card in the political games of royal families in Europe, the city experienced twice the invasion of the British, the first time in 1795, and then in 1805. Resistance Africans did not render, but after a while, they began to create furtreker detachments and leave Cape Town following north and northwest. The first conflict occurred in 1830. Religion was a very important aspect of the culture of the settlers, and the bible and church services were in Dutch. Similarly, schools, justice and commerce until the arrival of the British were administered in Dutch. The law on language has caused a lot of friction, distrust and dissatisfaction over time.
From 1835-1845 15 000 people took part in the resettlement.
In 1852 the South African Republic of Transvaal was founded and in 1848 - the Orange Free State.
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