USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cape was colonised by the Dutch East India Company, better known as the VOC (short for Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) in the mid-17th century. The VOC was a Dutch commercial company, with the sole purpose of establishing settlements or “colonies” to increase profit.

Detailed explanation-2: -WHAT DOES VOC MEAN? It stands for Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United East Indies Company). It was formed in the Netherlands in 1602 with the aim of sending ships to East Asia to buy pepper, cinnamon and other spices and trade them on European markets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dutch East India Company (VOC, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie), founded in 1602 and liquidated in 1795, was the largest and most impressive of the early modern European trading companies operating in Asia.