1800-1914 South Africa Events

By TommySotherland
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    South African Imperialism

  • The British occupy the cape

    The British occupy the cape

    The British occupy cape colony for the second time this time lasting over 8 years
  • Slave Trade Act

    Slave Trade Act

    This act abolished slave trade in the British empire and across the Atlantic which was widely used by African slave traders.
  • The Great Trek

    The Great Trek

    An eastward emigration away from British control in the Cape Colony this occured from the 1830s until the 1840s
  • Discovery of Diamonds and Gold

    Discovery of Diamonds and Gold

    With the discovery of diamonds and gold in Africa this greatly increases European interest in colonization.
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference

    Here they laid down rules for the division of Africa, they agreed any European country could claim African land only by notifying other nations of their claims and that they could control the area
  • The Boer War

    The Boer War

    A Rebellion by the Boers to stop "outsiders" from gaining political rights in Africa, The British won this war in 1902
  • Liberia and Ethiopia are the only African independent nations

    Liberia and Ethiopia are the only African independent nations

    By this date these were the only two Nations in Africa to have decided to remain completely independent from European control.