Answer to Question #227450 in History for Shaquile

Question

 The distribution of the San and Khoikhoi at the Cape  Factors determining the relations between the Dutch, San and the Khoikhoi  The position of the Khoikhoi in the Cape society  The Dutch as dominant role players at the Cape over the San and Khoikhoi subordinates 

Answer 1

At the Cape, the distribution of San and Khoikhoi When the whites arrived in 1652, the Khoikhoi were dispersed across the Cape province. The Beachcombers, the Khoikhoi and the San, were divided into villages or groupings, each with their own leader. The Beachcombers, for example, numbered around 50 people and were led by Herry, while the Goringhaiqua, led by chief Gogosoa, whose leadership was formally recognised by the majority of the region's tribes, and the Gorachouqu, or Tobacco Thieves, led by Choro, were the most important organizations. Despite the fact that they were separated into so many groups, the total number of people was less than 8000.

The Khoikhoi first had a favorable attitude toward the Dutch since they considered the Europeans as an easy source of trade and bartered with them on a regular basis. When the Khoikhoi realized the Europeans' intentions were for their territory, they changed their minds, refusing to barter and avoiding interaction with whites. The Khoikhoi are a Southern African people with short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion who used to live near the Cape of Good Hope but are now nearly extinct.

The foundation of the VOC in the Netherlands in 1602 boosted Dutch maritime commercial dominance. The firm strengthened Dutch power in the Dutch East Indies by acquiring land, extending trade routes, and establishing commercial outposts on behalf of the Dutch government. As the war expanded deeper north, San hunter-gatherer communities joined the fight against Dutch colonization. For example, in the 1730s, both the Khoikhoi and the San escalated guerrilla operations in the Piketberg area against white colonial farmers. By dispatching a big commando, the VOC eventually took control of the area.