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*From 1795 onwards there were a few British residents at the Cape, many of whom were military personnel. | *From 1795 onwards there were a few British residents at the Cape, many of whom were military personnel. | ||
*Starting in 1814, when Britain gained formal possession of the Cape, British immigration increased. The economic crisis in Britain following the Napoleonic wars made emigration with promise of land and opportunity very attractive. | *Starting in 1814, when Britain gained formal possession of the Cape, British immigration increased. The economic crisis in Britain following the Napoleonic wars made emigration with promise of land and opportunity very attractive. | ||
*British emigration culminated in the arrival of the '''1820 Settlers'''. The new colonists were induced to settle for a variety of reasons, namely to increase the size of the European workforce. | |||
*During the early 1800s, many '''Dutch settlers departed from the Cape Colony''', where they had been subjected to British control, in a series of migrant groups who came to be known as Voortrekkers, meaning "pathfinders" or "pioneers". They migrated to the future Natal, Free State, and Transvaal regions. The Boers founded '''the Boer Republics''': the South African Republic (now Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West provinces), the Natalia Republic (KwaZulu-Natal), and the Orange Free State (Free State). | |||
*The discovery of '''diamonds in 1867''' and '''gold in 1884''' in the interior started the Mineral Revolution and increased economic growth and immigration.<ref>"South Africa", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa#Boer_Wars, accessed 17 June 2021.</ref> | |||
===Emigration=== | ===Emigration=== | ||
*The largest concentrations of South African emigrants are to be found in the '''United Kingdom, followed by Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Canada.''' | *The largest concentrations of South African emigrants are to be found in the '''United Kingdom, followed by Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Canada.''' | ||