World History · Middle East & Africa

The Great Trek

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

The Dutch settlers of South Africa known as the Boers began a Great Trek northward. They called themselves the Voortrekkers and they left the cape colony to free themselves of British control. They founded the republics of Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free States.

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