european settlers first came to canada in around the year 1000.
european settlers first came to canada in around the year 1000.
when did european settlers first come to canada?
around the year 1000
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worcester district is as old as hunting grounds and cattle runs go in the cape, but new as a settled area. before 1700, the area now known as the breede river valley was a hunter's paradise, teeming with game and wild birds. the main source of income, especially the sale of elephant tusks came from hunting licenses issued by the dutch east india company. by 1709 european farmers were given grazing rights in the area "over de breede rivier." in 1714 the first quitrent farms were released. settlement in most cases was not on a permanent basis and "hartebees huisies" were erected. when european settlers first arrived at the later cape colony, the breede river valley was inhabited by san hunter/gatherers and khoi livestock farmers. the gainou, korannas and afrikaner tribes traded livestock with the settlers. with the european settlers came the smallpox virus, that would turn into an epidemic for the khoi people and by 1713 would take its toll on their existence as a people.
worcester, western cape