WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain acquired the Cape of Good Hope Colony at the southern tip of Africa in 1815 and annexed the adjacent coastal region of Natal in 1843.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first European settlement in southern Africa was established by the Dutch East India Company in Table Bay (Cape Town) in 1652. Created to supply passing ships with fresh produce, the colony grew rapidly as Dutch farmers settled to grow crops.

Detailed explanation-3: -As Dutch power lessened in the area, the British seized the Cape in 1795 before returning it to the Boers in 1803. By 1814, the British had acquired the Cape from the Boers. There they established a colony where power was held in the hands of whites and slaves imported from Dutch colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -British desire for natural resources, slave labors and political dominance brought about long-term effects to South Africa, the negative effects include widespread racial discrimination and economic exploitation, but there were few positive effects which were the advances in agriculture, mining industry and education.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Invasion of the Cape Colony, also known as the Battle of Muizenberg, was a British military expedition launched in 1795 against the Dutch Cape Colony at the Cape of Good Hope.