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Which of the following groups of Europeans settled South Africa in large numbers?        A. Dutch   B. French   C. Spanish   D. Russian

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The correct answer is letter A.

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) established a settlement at Cape in order to build a base camp to shelter passings ships and to feed sailors.

A initial amount of free burghers increased number and expanded north and east. Afterwards, the VOC brought more than 71.000 slaves from India, Indonesia, East Africa and Madagascar.


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Fairly certain it was the Dutch. The Dutch East India Trading company Established a powerful trade route there which later became Cape Town
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