One significant difference between the Portuguese settlement of Angola and the Dutch settlement of Cape Town was that
A) the Dutch had better relations with the local Africans.
B) the Portuguese had better relations with the local Africans.
C) the Portuguese came to Angola as traders, while in south Africa the Dutch settled on the land as farmers.
D) the Portuguese sent farmers to Angola, while the Dutch came to south Africa primarily as merchants and traders.
E) the Khoikhoi resisted Dutch colonization, while the people of Angola accepted Portuguese rule without resistance.
Answer: C) the Portuguese came to Angola as traders, while in south Africa the Dutch settled on the land as farmers.
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