British The British people first arrived in on the Table Bay 17 March 1820.They emigrated to our country because there were offers of free land. In 1820 the British settlers then made their way to Port Elizabeth and Algoa bay,because of the agriculture that was offered. These settlements of the British people impacted the life style of African people by building different types of house compared to the huts that the African people lived in this influenced a lot of people in terms of their housings and the way of living. The Dutch and British people went war (Anglo war ) and the British people took the Cape and the Dutch were forced to take the land beyond the Vaal river.

A map showing the division of South Africa between the Dutch and the British.

Dutch The Dutch people first settled in Table on the 6th of April They had no intention of colonizing the cape. They were trading with the Khoi San people. In 1688 the Dutch and German were then joined by the French. They bought slaves and married them their children became the Cape Coloureds and Cape Malays. They have influenced the architecture of the Cape buildings and has created a Coloured race group.

The Dutch settlements in South Africa 1652, 1795 and 1802, 1806

The French The Huguenots first arrived at Table Bay in the 17th century. The first Huguenot to arrive in South Africa was Maria de la Quellerie who was the wife of Jan van Riebeeck (first Dutch man to arrive in South Africa)in A commissioner was sent to the Cape Colony in 1685 to attract more settlers. On the 31st of December 1688 more French people arrived in South Africa They wanted peace between the Dutch and Germans so they received a place which was called Franschhoek. The French people that settled in South Africa were called the Huguenots

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