Late seventeenth century
Wheat and wine farming expand in the south-western Cape
Free-burgher and Company agriculture expanded around Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Constantia and the Berg River valleys.
established
economic
Free-burgher and Company agriculture expanded around Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Constantia and the Berg River valleys.
Significance
The economy rested on settler land grants, livestock exchange and increasing use of enslaved labour.
Why it matters
The economy rested on settler land grants, livestock exchange and increasing use of enslaved labour.