Who were the Transvaal settlers?
The Orange Free State and the Transvaal (officially the South African Republic) were independent countries in southern Africa in the 19th century established largely by Dutch/Afrikaans-speaking settlers known as the Boers (Boer translates to “farmer” in Dutch).
Why were Dutch settlers called Boers?
The term Boer, derived from the Afrikaans word for farmer, was used to describe the people in southern Africa who traced their ancestry to Dutch, German and French Huguenot settlers who arrived in the Cape of Good Hope from 1652.
What happened to Transvaal?
The PWV (Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging) conurbation in the Transvaal, centred on Pretoria and Johannesburg, became South Africa’s economic powerhouse, a position it still holds today as Gauteng Province. In 1994, after the fall of apartheid, the former provinces were abolished, and the Transvaal ceased to exist.
Was Transvaal a colony?
The borders of the Transvaal Colony was larger than the defeated South African Republic (which had existed from 1856 to 1902). In 1910 the entire territory became the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa….Transvaal Colony.
| Transvaal Colony Transvaalkolonie | |
|---|---|
| Status | British colony |
| Capital | Pretoria |
| Official language | English |
Why was Transvaal colonized?
The British would annex Transvaal itself in 1877 as a way of resolving the border dispute between the Boers and the Zulus. This also saved the Transvaal from financial ruin, as the government had completely run out of money.
What is the meaning of Transvaal?
Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
Why did the British take control of the Transvaal?
Why did the British want Transvaal?