Forced Migration in the Dutch East India Company
Forced Migration in the Dutch East India Company Quiz
Test your knowledge on the complex history of forced migration during the era of the Dutch East India Company. This quiz covers key aspects of penal transportation, slavery, and the socio-political dynamics at the Cape. Are you ready to dive into this significant chapter of history?
What you'll learn:
- Key sites of banishment
- The network of forced migration
- Resistance among convicts and slaves
Which served as a secondary site of banishment from Cape?
Robben Island
Batavia
Dassen island
Which of the following constituted the network of forced migration in the Dutch East India Company’s empire?
Slave trade
Penal transportation and slave trade
Political and religious exile
All of the above
Which entity acted as the police force at Cape?
Caffers
Landrost
Fiscale
How did the committee of VOC classify convicts?
Those considered as political prisoners > Europeans > Slaves and Hottentots sentenced to hard labour for a term of years > Slaves and Hottentots banished during the natural term of their lives
Those considered as political prisoners > Europeans > Slaves and Hottentots banished during the natural term of their lives > Slaves and Hottentots sentenced to hard labour for a term of years
Europeans > Those considered as political prisoners > Slaves and Hottentots sentenced to hard labour for a term of years > Slaves and Hottentots banished during the natural term of their lives
Which method did the Dutch East India Company NOT enforce in response to the demand for slaves at Cape?
Isolation of political prisoners and convicts who posed the greatest danger
Used penal transportation to alleviate labour shortage
Concentrated the majority of prisoners on public works where there was sufficient surveillance
Which word is equivalent to the meaning of ‘convicts’?
Bandieten
Caffers
Bannelingen
Which year did ‘one of the greatest crises’ which displayed Cape Town’s vulnerability as a port town occur?
1767
1713
1755
According to Ward, what was the most common form of resistance by both Company servants and slaves in Cape Town?
Desertion
Foot-dragging
Stealing
Why were Asian convicts at Cape seen to have more opportunity to interact with the town’s population as compared to other convicts?
Many of them were housed in the Slave Lodge and the Hospital
They were known to be more well-behaved in comparison to other convicts
They were valued more highly as compared to other slaves
Which are the sites that are said to epitomize the foundations of the Dutch East India Company rule?
Cape Town, Robben Island, The Gallows
Cape Town, Company’s Gibbet, The Gallows
Company’s Gibbet, Robben Island, Batavia
Which of the following statements is NOT the reason as to why were convicts valued less highly than slaves in Cape Town?
They were an unpaid labour force
They were more prone to running away
They had no book value
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