... made available and they wasted no time snapping it up. However, the voyage to India was an exceptionally long and dangerous venture. A trip as long as this one left many sailors sick, malnourished, and weak. Passengers of the ships would go without fresh water for long periods of time and ... The first colonists in Africa were members of the Dutch East India Company. These colonists arrived with specific instructions and goals. They were "to lay out a vegetable garden, secure the supply of fresh water, build a small fort, remain at peace with the inhabitants, and obtain cattle from ... ha...

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