
Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2018 (1)
Quiz by Martin Visser
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Which of the following BEST explains why the indigenous peoples migrated to the Americas from their original homelands?
On which of the following islands did both the Tainos and the Kalinagos live at the time of the arrival of the Europeans?
Ornaments worn by the Taino leaders were often made of
The ruler of a Mayan state was called the
The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by
The MAIN reason why the English attempted to break the Spanish monopoly in the New World was to
Which of the following reasons BEST explains why the Dutch may be called the 'foster-fathers' of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s?
Which of the following islands was the FIRST to be settled by the English?
The duty of the encomendero towards the indigenous peoples was to
Which of the following statements were true of the British Caribbean colonies in the 18th century?
I. They imported most of their foods.
II. They depended heavily on trade with Britain.
III. They had developed strong navies to defend their routes.
Which of the following groups of items was used by Europeans for the purchase of Africans on the Slave Coast?
Tobacco did not continue as a 'profitable crop' for Caribbean settlers because of the
Laws passed in British colonies to regulate the ratio of the black population to the whites were called the
Which of the following means of protest were used by captive Africans during the Middle Passage?
I. Attacking the crew.
II. Complaining to the captain.
III. Committing suicide.
Which of the following statements was true of enslaved persons in the British Caribbean?
The Haitian Revolution started in
Which of the following were consequences of the Haitian Revolution?
I. All enslaved Africans were freed.
II. All the mulattos left the island.
III. The colony gained political independence.
Which of the following was NOT a leader of the enslaved Africans in the Haitian Revolution?
The expedition sent by Napoleon to St Domingue in 1801 under the leadership of Le Clerc was intended MAINLY to
Which slave revolt forced the British government to give serious consideration to the Emancipation Proposal?
Which of the following were provisions of the Emancipation Act?
I. Saving banks should be set up for the enslaved Africans.
II. Compensation of 20 million pounds to planters for loss of labour.
III. Apprentices to be paid for work done in excess of 401/2 hours per week.
The arguments that the British humanitarians used against slavery in the 1800s were MAINLY
Which of the following was the MAIN purpose of the Policy of Amelioration?
Which of the following describes how MOST planters and colonial assemblies reacted to amelioration
Most West Indian planters saw the period of apprenticeship MAINLY as
Which of the following BEST explains why Indian indentured workers were imported to Guyana but not to Barbados after 1838?
Indian immigration was succesful because
Most Chinese immigrants were brought to the British Caribbean during the period of
The indentured workers from Madeira who were imported to the British Caribbean were
Which factor BEST explains why Indians did not return home after the period of indentureship was over?