▁out posts , ▁" es pecially ▁as ▁Cape ▁Town ▁and ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Table ▁Bay ▁were ▁all ▁she ▁really ▁required ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ." ▁In ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁the ▁S over e ig nt y ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁" no ▁al liance ▁with ▁any ▁native ▁chief ▁or ▁tribes ▁to ▁the ▁north ward ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁River ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁G ri qua ▁chief ▁Captain ▁Adam ▁K ok ▁[ III ] ". ▁K ok ▁was ▁not ▁form id able ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁sense , ▁nor ▁could ▁he ▁prevent ▁individual ▁G ri qu as ▁from ▁al ien ating ▁their ▁lands . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁sold ▁his ▁so ver eign ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁for ▁£ 4 0 0 0 ▁and ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁follow ers ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁G ri qu aland ▁East . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁British ▁rule , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁elected ▁and ▁met ▁at ▁Blo em f onte in ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁and ▁between ▁then ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁fr aming ▁a ▁constitution . ▁The ▁country ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁republic ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State . ▁All ▁persons ▁of ▁European ▁blood ▁possess ing ▁a ▁six ▁months ' ▁resident ial ▁qual ification ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁full ▁burg her ▁rights . ▁The ▁sole ▁legisl ative ▁authority ▁was ▁v ested ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁popular ly ▁elected ▁chamber