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During the 1600, from 1652 actually, the Cape of Good Hope was a Dutch East India outpost. They, together with the Dutch government actively encouraged people from the Netherlands to settle in the Cape. Even promising free land and implements to work the land.
This had the effect that many poor Dutch as well as others like the French (mainly Protestants), Germans and Swiss went to the Cape to look for a better life and to become land owners.
What else can I help you with?
Who were the Boers and why did they go to south Africa?
The Boers were the original Dutch settlers in South Africa. They have now become Afrikaaners and many are still in South Africa.
Were the boers bad in south africa?
No.
Which cultures fought with the zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in south Africa?
The Boers and Britain
Dutch Names In South Africa?
the name for the dutch farmers was Boers
What countries were involved in the Boer War?
The Transvaal Boers and the British
Who were the Boers and why did they go to south Africa?
The Boers were the original Dutch settlers in South Africa. They have now become Afrikaaners and many are still in South Africa.
Were the boers bad in south africa?
No.
What did the Dutch colonists in south Africa call themselves?
The Dutch settlers called themselves Voortrekkers
Who were the boers or afrikaners?
The Boers were descendants from early Dutch settlers in what is now South Africa.
What were the Dutch who settled south Africa known as?
Boers.
Where did the British Boers and Zulus fight in the late 19 century?
The "Boers" were not British, they were of Dutch heritage. The British fought the "Boers" and the "Zulus" in South Africa.
Which cultures fought with the zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in south Africa?
The Boers and Britain
Dutch Names In South Africa?
the name for the dutch farmers was Boers
The boers were farmers from what country who moved to south Africa in the 1650s?
Netherlands
The british defeated the boers to take control of this area?
South africa
Is the boer goat named after anything?
I believe the Dutch Boers of South Africa.
What was the war in South Africa between the British and the Boers called?
The Boer War
