Trekkers
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Trekkers were Boer (Afrikaner) pioneers who migrated inland from the Cape Colony during the 1830s–1840s Great Trek to establish independent republics in southern Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trekboers | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrikaner pioneers
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Boer pioneers ⓘ migrant community ⓘ |
| causeOfMigration |
desire for political independence
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dissatisfaction with British policies ⓘ land hunger ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Ndebele (Matabele)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xhosa groups NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | frontier pastoralist culture ⓘ |
| demographic | predominantly Dutch-descended farmers ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
Natal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State area ⓘ Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | establish independent Boer republics ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andries Pretorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerrit Maritz NERFINISHED ⓘ Piet Retief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedFormationOf |
Natalia Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic (Transvaal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
Proto-Afrikaans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | central to Afrikaner nationalist mythology ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1830s
ⓘ
1840s ⓘ |
| mainActivity | inland migration ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | those who trek ahead ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Voortrekker Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationType | overland wagon migration ⓘ |
| movement | Great Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British colonial rule in the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afrikaner nationalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boer republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Voortrekkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledIn | interior of southern Africa ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patriarchal family units ⓘ |
| travelPattern | organized into wagon laagers ⓘ |
| usedVehicle | ox-wagon ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Trekboers
this entity surface form:
Trekboers