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*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. | *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). | *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 | *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, accessed 17 June 2021.</ref> | ||
===Emigration=== | ===Emigration=== | ||