European Expansion
Published September 15, 2020Updated December 5, 2020
One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
Impact of Slave Trade and Colonisation on Indigenous Societies at the Cape
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Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During the 19th century, the Abolition of Slavery Act ‘officially’ ended slavery in 1834.
Flower season along the West Coast takes place Annually between August and September. As the season changes, nature begins to bloom and flowers of all colours spring up along the Landscape accompanied by fauna, enjoying the sunshine. The Postberg Nature Reserve is situated within the West Coast National Park in Langebaan in the Western Cape. It is closed for most of the Year, but is opened to the Public during Spring (August – September) where one can view the exceptional carpet of Spring flowers in the Reserve.
This topic follows on from the previous one. Having looked at a period when it was not clear that Europe would dominate the world, this topic now explores how and why, in less than two centuries, Europe was able to colonise large parts of the world. The focus is on the early processes of colonisation and the consequences on the colonised societies, on ideas of racial superiority and on the balance of power in the world. This should be a broad overview.
Hettie du Preez has made an outstanding contribution to the struggle against political and economic injustice in South Africa. She was a prominent figure in the trade union movement and in the leadership of a number of organisations. Du Preez became the leader of the Garment Workers Union (GWU) in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1947, she worked on launching a left-wing, non-racial women’s organisation.
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History Classroom Grade 10 Topic 2: European expansion, conquest and the slave trade 15-18th century
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A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope.
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The Limietberg Nature Reserve, near Paarl, which is part of the Boland Mountains. The Nature Reserve covers an Area of 117000 Hectares and is home to: Baboons, Dassies, the Cape Sugarbird, Black Eagles, the sweet little Protea Canary and is the where you’ll find the Krom River Trail!
"Steep kloofs and deep valleys are what every blog post mentioned as I googled the Krom River Hiking Trail – I simply had to experience it for myself.
The Cape St. Francis Lighthouse, also known as Seal Point Lighthouse, is a beautiful white Building that forms the focal point of Cape St Francis, in the Eastern Cape. Named after St. Francis, who is the Patron Saint of Ecology, this Architectural marvel was completed in 1878, and built to ward off ships from the dangerous reefs that stretch out more than a Kilometre out to Sea. On July 4th 1878, the lamp of Cape St. Francis Lighthouse was lit for the first time. Since that day it has sent forth its beam of light to guide mariners along a stretch of Coast that has claimed numerous Shipwrecks!