All of the Following Are True of the Dutch in Africa

question 67

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the Dutch in Africa EXCEPT:

• A) A few wealthy landowners imported the first black slaves to the colony in 1658.
• B) The built a fort on the South African coast in 1652.
• C) The first settlers were craftsmen and traders, but by 1750 there were about 10,000 Dutch farmers in the Cape Colony.
• D) A Dutch settler society gradually emerged, particularly when they offered a haven to English Catholics seeking refuge.

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