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## Results of Dutch Colonisation of the Cape - **Slavery at the Cape:** - Before the Dutch arrived there was no slavery in South Africa. - This changed over the next 150 years. - At first Jan van Riebeeck was not allowed to enslave the local people by the Dutch. - Therefore, for t...

## Results of Dutch Colonisation of the Cape - **Slavery at the Cape:** - Before the Dutch arrived there was no slavery in South Africa. - This changed over the next 150 years. - At first Jan van Riebeeck was not allowed to enslave the local people by the Dutch. - Therefore, for the first five years at the Cape the only slaves were stowaways. - **Why slaves were brought to the Cape:** - As more Dutch settlers arrived at the Cape, they needed more and more workers to plant gardens, build houses and run the refreshment station. - At first the Khoikhoi were prepared to work from time to time, helping in the gardens and doing other physical labour. - However, they did not want to leave their cattle and so not always available. - Later they did not want to work for the Dutch at all. - The DEIC already used slaves at other settlements, so the Dutch decided to bring slavery to the Cape as well. - **How slaves were brought to the Cape:** - Most of the slaves were captured in raids or wars and sold to slave traders. - Some were sold by their rulers and were traded for guns. - Some others were people who fought against the Dutch in their own countries and they were brought to the Cape as prisoners. - Some slaves were also sold at the Cape by...