RELS 349 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: London Missionary Society, Afrikaner Nationalism, Great Trek
18 Nov 2018
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When the whites arrived at the cape, they gradually moved inwards. After you get to the frontier, you"d encounter black africans. Ideal life: old grandmother surrounded by children and grandchildren, living a settled existence. British were afraid that with the napoleonic wars, their interaction with the cape would be cut off. Importance of the cape of good hope. Need to control fort at cape if you want to get to india. First invasion in 1798, cape was occupied by british until 1803 then gave cape back to. Declared cape colony in 1814, marked when the british decided to keep the cape, did so until 1910 (96 years occupation) First major governor of cape: lord charles somerset. Slaves at cape were domestic slaves (worked on farms and in homes) When the biritsh turned against slavery, they had in mind plantation slavery. Many slaves were muslim, then there were intermarriages with white people. Man who opposed slavery at the cape.
