Africa
and Asia: Coastal Trading Stations
nIn Africa, most Europeans were confined, because of
climate, disease, geographical
barriers, and African strength, to coastal trading forts.
nThe exceptions were in Angola and South Africa.
nThe Portuguese sent disruptive slaving expeditions into
Angola from established
coastal centers.
nIn South Africa, the Dutch founded Cape Town in 1652 as
a settlement for supplying ships on
the way to southeastern Asia.
nThe settlers expanded into nearby regions where they met
and fought indigenous hunters and
herding peoples.
nLater they began wars with the Bantu.
