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Dutch establish first colony in South Africa
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  • 1. When did the Dutch establish their first colony in South Africa?
A) 1700
B) 1800
C) 1652
D) 1900
  • 2. Who was the commander of the Dutch East India Company ship that founded the first colony in South Africa?
A) Hendrik Biebouw
B) Willem Adriaan van der Stel
C) Piet Heyn
D) Jan van Riebeeck
  • 3. Which indigenous African people were the first encountered by the Dutch in South Africa?
A) Khoikhoi
B) Sotho
C) Zulu
D) Xhosa
  • 4. What were the Dutch settlers of the colony known as?
A) Boers
B) Voortrekkers
C) Afrikaans
D) Huguenots
  • 5. What was the name of the fortified mansion built by the Dutch governor of the colony in South Africa?
A) Fort de Stellenbosch
B) Castle of Good Hope
C) Fort Draakenstein
D) Kasteel de Goede Hoop
  • 6. What was the staple cereal that the Dutch introduced to South Africa?
A) Sorghum
B) Maize
C) Rice
D) Wheat
  • 7. Which war between the Dutch and British in 1899-1902 resulted in the British capturing the Dutch territories in South Africa?
A) Zulu Wars
B) Anglo-Dutch War
C) First Boer War
D) Second Boer War
  • 8. Who was the first European explorer to reach the Cape of Good Hope?
A) John Cabot
B) Bartolomeu Dias
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 9. What was the name of the Dutch ship that reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1652?
A) Zeven Provinciƫn
B) Halve Maen
C) Drommedaris
D) Groot Nederland
  • 10. Which river was a significant landmark for the Dutch settlers in South Africa as they moved inland?
A) Orange River
B) Tugela River
C) Limpopo River
D) Zambezi River
  • 11. Which Dutch explorer founded the settlement of Stellenbosch in South Africa?
A) Simon van der Stel
B) Willem Adriaan van der Stel
C) Jan van Riebeeck
D) Hendrik Biebouw
  • 12. What was the name of the first Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope?
A) Cape Town
B) Durban
C) Pretoria
D) Johannesburg
  • 13. Which vegetable was introduced to South Africa by the Dutch settlers?
A) Spinach
B) Tomatoes
C) Carrots
D) Potatoes
  • 14. What was the name of the ship that brought the first Dutch settlers to the Cape in 1652?
A) Mayflower
B) Dromedaris
C) HMS Victory
D) Santa Maria
  • 15. Which product became a major export from the Dutch Cape Colony?
A) Silk
B) Ivory
C) Spices
D) Wine
  • 16. What conflict led to the British taking control of the Cape Colony from the Dutch in the early 19th century?
A) American Revolutionary War
B) Crimean War
C) Napoleonic Wars
D) Boer Wars
  • 17. Which European power eventually took control of South Africa from the Dutch in the 19th century?
A) Spanish
B) British
C) French
D) Portuguese
  • 18. What was the system of institutionalized racial segregation that developed in South Africa called?
A) Apartheid
B) Integration
C) Segregation
D) Jim Crow
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