Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2022 (1)
Quiz by Martin Visser
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- Q1
Which of the following statements is true of BOTH Jamaica and Cuba at the time of Columbus' arrival in the Caribbean?
They were inhabited by Kalinagos.
They were inhabited by Mayas.
They were not inhabited.
They were inhabited by Tainos.
120s - Q2
Which of the following BEST describes the religious practices of the Tainos and Kalinagos?
Long periods of fasting and ancestor worship.
Nature worship and animal sacrifice.
Protective magic and animal sacrifice.
Nature worship and ancestor worship.
120s - Q3
This question refers to the map attached. The area were the Kalinago lived before they migrated to the Caribbean is labelled
I
II
IV
II
120s - Q4
The ruler of a Mayan state was called the
Audienca
Halach Uinic
Cacique
Ouboutou
120s - Q5
The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by
Farming
Hunting
Trading
Fishing
120s - Q6
The MAIN reason why the English attempted to break up the Spanish monopoly in the New World was to
Gain a base from which to attack the native peoples.
Supply captive Africans to the Spanish colonies
Obtain a part of the wealth of the New World.
Obtain new trade routes to the East.
120s - Q7
In which century were the English MOST succesful in establishing settlements in the Caribbean?
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
Fourteenth
Sixteenth
120s - Q8
The Dutch may be called the foster fathers of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s because they
Shared their skills in tobacco growing with the settlers.
Kept the settlers supplied with essential goods.
Conquered the indigenous people to make settlement safe.
Converted the settlers to the Protestant faith.
120s - Q9
Which TWO European countries were chief rivals in the setting up of of colonies in the Americas in the early 16th century?
France and Portugal
Portugal and Spain
England and France
England and Spain
120s - Q10
Which of the following strategies was used to weaken the Spanish monopoly in the Caribbean up to 1763?
Suing in European courts
Espionage
Importing mercenaries
Settlement
120s - Q11
Which of the following resulted from the changeover from tobacco to sugar cane cultivation in the Caribbean?
I. The black population increased.
II. The number of land owners declined.
III. The mulatto population declined.
II and III only.
I and III only.
I, II and III.
I and II only.
120s - Q12
Legislation passed in British colonies to regulate the ratio of the black population to the whites were called the
Deficiency Laws
Navigation Acts
Code Noir
Amelioration Proposals
120s - Q13
Which of the following occured in Africa as a result of the trade in enslaved Africans?
Reduction of warfare in West Africa.
Increased importation of European goods.
Uniting of Africa under European rule.
Growth of the West African population.
120s - Q14
The large importation of enslaved Africans into the Caribbean during the 1600s and 1700s was due MAINLY by
Promotion of the slave trade by the Royal African Company.
The heavy debt owned by estate owners.
The expanse and profitability of the sugar industry.
Improved technology being used on the estates.
120s - Q15
Which of the following statements about the population of Barbados by the end of the 1600s is true?
Coloureds were far greater in number than whites.
There were equal numbers of coloureds and blacks.
Blacks were far greater in number than whites.
There were more whites than blacks.
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