RELS 349 Study Guide - Final Guide: Batavian Republic, Great Trek, Tjalling Koopmans

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 349
• Professor: Irving Hexham

Document Summary

First contact between black people and white people happened on cape frontier, which is almost 1000 km away from cape town. Was drastically affected after introduction of british. Before initial encounter, propaganda showed idyllic life of people living in the cape. Europe had many wars happening between 1765 and 1815. The british were afraid that the french would seize cape town and cut off the sea route to. Commissioner, or governor of the cape, jacob de mist was a liberal sympathetic to the ideals of the french revolution. Batavian republic was ruled by the dutch government in amsterdam. First british occupation of the cape (1798 to 1803) Second british occupation of the cape (1806 to 1814) Wealthy 18th century home in cape town. Slave bell on top of the house for domestic slaves and farm workers. Lifestyle turned upside down for people of the cape: from idyllic lifestyle to being slaves. The origins of slaves at the cape.