How did the movement of the Boers into the interior of South Africa affect the people of South Africa?
The Great trek marked the beginning of European settlement and occupation in the interior of South Africa . The Great trek increased the whites’ population in the interior of South Africa i.e., both the Boers and the British population increased in the interior. The Great trek led to the establishment of the Boers republics in the interiors like the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Natal respectively. The Great trek also increased the hatred between the Boers and the British , especially over the control of the interior of South Africa , which led to future Anglo-Boers wars. The Great trek led to increased mistreatment of the Africans by the Boers in the interior of South Africa since they treated them as second-class citizens. The Great trek led to increased British imperialism, which led to the annexation of Natal in 1848, Orange River Sovereignty of 1852 and Transvaal in 1877. The Bloemfontein Convention of 1854 granted full independence to the colonists of the Orange ...