
Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2021 (1)
Quiz by Martin Visser
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It is true to say that at the time of Colubus' arrival in the Caribbean BOTH Jamaica and Cuba were
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
Which of the following did the Maya use as money?
Which of the following best explains why many Kalinago women spoke the Taino language?
The duty of the encomendero regarding the indigenous people was to
The Dutch may be called the 'foster-fathers' of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s MAINLY because
This question refers to the map attached. On which of the following islands was the first Spanish settlement established?

The MAIN activity of the English and French colonies in the Caribbean was to
Which of the following statements were true of the British Caribbean colonies in the eighteenth century?
I. They imported most of their foods.
II. The depended heavily on trade with Britain.
III. They had developed strong navies to defend their routes.
The term 'barracoon' is BEST associated with the
Which of the following ports were British slave ships MOST likely to visit during the 1700s?
The large importation of enslaved Africans into the Caribbean during the 1600s and 1700s was due MAINLY due the
Which of the following means of protest were used by captive Africans during the Middle Passage journey?
I. Attacking the crew.
II. Commiting suicide.
III. Complaining to the captain.
One fact about enslaved persons in the British Caribbean is that they were
An enslaved African in the British Caribbean who stole from his/her owner was LEAST likely to be
Which of the following persons was NOT a leader of the enslaved Africans in the Haitian Revolution?
The free coloureds of St Domingue revolted in 1790 because they
The expedition sent to St Domingue by Napoleon in 1801 under the leadership of Le Clerc was intended MAINLY to
The MAJOR cause of the 'Bussa Revolt' of 1816 in Barbados was the
Which of the following was the MAIN purpose of the policy of amelioration?
Lord Mansfield is MOST closely associated with the statement that
Which of the following was NOT a requirement of the apprenticeship system?
Stipendiary magistrates were persons originally sent from Britian to ensure that
The British government was reluctant to authorize African immigration after the abolition of slavery MAINLY because
Which of the following BEST explains why Indian indentured workers were imported to Guyana but NOT to Barbados after 1838?
Most of the immigrant workers in the Cuban sugar industry in the nineteenth century were
Indian indentured labour was introduced into the British Caribbean in order to
The MOST significant contribution of the Portuguese immigrants to the economy of the British Caribbean in the 1800s was the
Indian immigration was succesful because