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In History / High School | 2014-10-20

The Afrikaners who settled in southern Africa traced their origin back to which European region?

A. England
B. Germany
C. Netherlands
D. France
E. Spain

Asked by Capriola729

Answer (2)

Netherlands. The afrikaners are descended predominantly from settlers that migrated from the Netherlands in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Answered by sisyphus | 2024-06-10

The Afrikaners, or Boers, trace their origins back to the Netherlands, where Dutch settlers established a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in the mid-1600s. This settlement was influenced by the Dutch East India Company's aim to create a refreshment station. Therefore, the answer to the question is C. Netherlands.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26

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