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The Dutch farmers know as the Boers settled in South Africa. The Boers gave goods to the sailors going back and forth from Europe to Aisa. -
The Boers expanded in South Africa after the French protestants fled Europe. -
In the 1700s South Africa was split into small groups around the country. Overtime those small groups came together into large political communities. -
The law in the 1790s said that Slaves could leave their area of residence with permission from the authorities. This was their way of giving slaves "freedom." -
The Zulu conquered small communities in South Africa. If they were against the Zulu rule they were removed. -
India arrived in South Africa from their colony called India that was under British control. They were seeking new cheap labor after slavery was abolishes in their colony. -
Gold and diamonds were discovered in South Africa from 1869 to 1886. This spiked the Transvaal market which changed South African history. -
The British reconquered the Transvaal. This caused the second Boer war with the Afrikaners fighting for their freedom. -
Union of South Africa was created by the British. It united many parts of South Africa as a self governing dominion. -
A group of black South Africans gathered and created the African National Congress (ANC). This was their response to the apartheid -
The ANC had their first successful protest in South Africa. They protested the treatment of Black people in South Africa. -
The Afrikaner Nationalist fought to replace the Dutch. Their campaign was successful and Afrikaanas was then one of the official languages. -
South Africa started to develop ideas on racial superiority. They liked what the Nazis were doing with their radical Purity policies and tried to mirror them. -
In 1936 an act was passed to reinforce segregation. They separated all public places for blacks, natives, and anyone with color.