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The Bush Negroes of Suriname

Quiz by Shadonique W.

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  • Q1
    Name one Bush Negro group that begins with the letter 'A'.
    Aluku
    30s
  • Q2
    Name one Bush Negro group that begins with the letter 'S',
    Saramaka
    30s
  • Q3
    Name two other groups that begin with the letters 'K' and 'D'.
    Kwiniti and Djuka
    30s
  • Q4
    What ethnic group did the Bush Negroes fight against?
    Dutch
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the name used to describe the Dutch official who lived in the village of the Bush Negroes ?
    The Bush Negro Cops
    The Post Holders
    The post kings
    The post holdings
    30s
  • Q6
    In which years were the Dutch authorities forced to sign a treaty with the two main groups of the Bush Negroes?
    1761 and 1767
    1615 and 1739
    1761 and 1762
    1802 and 1506
    30s
  • Q7
    The Bush Negroes practiced ______________ descent.
    Matriarchal
    Quasimilitary
    I forgot lol
    Matrilineal
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of organization did the Bush Negroes have?
    Quasimilitary / Quasi government
    um yeah idk
    QuaseeMilitary government
    Maroonship
    30s
  • Q9
    State ONE difference between the Maroons and the Bush Negroes in regards to the signing of the treaty.
    The Maroon leaders were more aggressive.
    The Bush Negroes tend to be more willing to sign the treaty more than the Maroons.
    The Maroons lived in cities and The Bush Negroes lived in the country hill sides.
    The Maroons signed the treaty with the British while the Bush Negroes signed with the Dutch.
    45s
  • Q10
    The Maroons used different defence strategies.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q11
    In which continent can you locate Suriname?
    Europe
    South America
    Africa
    North America
    30s
  • Q12
    Describe how the Bush Negroes built their houses.
    They built their homes in circular clearings with trees planted around them.
    They built their homes behind the plantations in plain sight.
    They built their homes in the hilly interior.
    They built their homes under water using stones.
    30s

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