
Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2024 (1)
Quiz by Martin Visser
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The Maya used a type of writing called
The Kalinagos went on sea-faring expeditions in vessels called
The ruler of a Mayan city was called
Which of the following did the Maya use as money?
The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by
The duty of the encomendero regarding the indigenous people was to
In which century were the English MOST succesful in establishing settlements in the Caribbean?
Which of the following is the town council in the Spanish American empire?
Which TWO European countries were chief rivals in the setting up of colonies in the Americas in the early 16th century?
The MAIN goal of the English and French colonies in the Caribbean was to
Which of the following resulted from the changeover from tobacco to sugar cane cultivation in the Caribbean?
I. The black population increased.
II. The mulatto population declined.
III. The number of landowners declined.
Legislation passed in British colonies to regulate the ratio of the black population to the whites were called the
Which of the following occured in Africa as a result of the slave trade?
The term 'barracoon' is MOST likely associated with the
Which of the following ports were British slave ships MOST likely to visit during the 1700s?
An enslaved African in the British Caribbean who stole from his/her owner was LEAST likely to be
A MAJOR cause of the 'Bussa Revolt' of 1816 in Barbados was the
Which of the following factors contributed to the succes of the Maroons in Jamaica and Suriname in their resistance to slavery?
I. Large size of the two territories.
II. Nearness of difficult and remote terrain.
III. Cooperation of free coloureds.
The punishment MOST frequently meted out to the enslaved on 18th century sugar estates was
Which slave revolt forced the British government to give serious consideration to the Emancipation Proposal?
Which of the following was the MAIN purpose of the policy of amelioration?
Lord Mansfield is MOST closely associated with the declaration that
Which of the following was NOT a requirement of the apprenticeship system?
Which of the following organizations supported the abolition of slavery?
Which of the following did the amelioration measures of 1823 propose?
Most of the immigrant workers used in the Cuban sugar industry in the 19th century were
Large-scale immigration to Trinidad and Guyana between 1838 and 1870 led to
I. Cultural diversity in those territories.
II. Racial conflict among the ethnic groups.
III. Economic development in both territories.
Which of the following did NOT result from the immigration of indentured labourers to the Caribbean after emancipation?
Indentured workers from Madeira brought elements of a culture to the British Caribbean. From which of the following cultures were these elements drawn?
The majority of immigrants brought to the British Caribbean in the years between emancipation and the First World War were employed as