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Question 1
1.

Which of the Following BEST explains why the ancestors of the Amerindians ended up in the Americas?

Question 2
2.

Which of the following territories was inhabited by Tainos in 1492?

Question 3
3.

Ornaments worn by the Taino leaders were often made of

Question 4
4.

Which of the following activities was MOST closely associated with the Taino practice of religion?

Question 5
5.

Which Indigenous group is believed to have used cocoa beans for trading?

Question 6
6.

The Spaniards’ first encounter with tobacco was on the island of

Question 7
7.

Columbus’ first encounter with the Kalinagos was on the island of

Question 8
8.

Letters of Marque were given to these men by the monarchy of their country.

Question 9
9.

Which wind system was responsible for the arrival of Columbus’ ships into the Caribbean?

Question 10
10.

The genocide of the Tainos after Spanish conquest occurred MAINLY because

Question 11
11.

Columbus told the Kings of Portugal and Spain that he could

Question 12
12.

In what chronological order were the following established?

Question 13
13.

Which of the following islands was the FIRST to be settled by the English?

Question 14
14.

Which of the following have NEVER been colonized Spain?

Question 15
15.

The Main interest of the Dutch in the Caribbean in the 17th Century was in

Question 16
16.

Which of the following was one result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Question 17
17.

The ‘Sugar Revolution’ refers to

Question 18
18.

In the 15th century in West Africa slaves were acquired in all of the following ways, EXCEPT

Question 19
19.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for tobacco growing becoming unprofitable in the Caribbean?

Question 20
20.

All of the following were consequences of the change from tobacco to sugar, EXCEPT

Question 21
21.

The loss of slaves on the Middle Passage was due mainly to

Question 22
22.

Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labour because

Question 23
23.

The journey known as the "Middle Passage" was from

Question 24
24.

The cargo between Europe and West Africa was MOST likely to be

Question 25
25.

The cargo between the Americas and Europe was MOST likely to be

Question 26
26.

Which of the following countries DID NOT trade in slaves on the West Coast of Africa in the 17th century?

Question 27
27.

Which of the following is the correct order in the size of the social groups, from the largest to the smallest?

Question 28
28.

The offspring of a white and quadroon was called

Question 29
29.

Drumming and horn-blowing were forbidden among slaves in the new world because

Question 30
30.

All of the following were measures used to control enslaved Africans, except

Question 31
31.

Which of the following was the least common form of protest used by slaves in the British Caribbean in the 18th century?

Question 32
32.

Which of the following refers to the contract given to other European to supply slaves to the Spanish colonies?

Question 33
33.

Which of the following was the leader of the Barbados Revolt?

Question 34
34.

Which revolt was sparked as a result of the introduction of the Amelioration Proposal?

Question 35
35.

In which order did the following revolts occur?

i Berbice Revolt
ii Barbados Revolt
iii Christmas Revolt
iv Haitian Revolution

Question 36
36.

All of the following are correctly paired EXCEPT

Question 37
37.

The first Caribbean country to gain its independence was

Question 38
38.

Which of the following DID NOT lead a slave rebellion?

Question 39
39.

In which chronological order did the following events take place?

i The Berbice Revolt
ii The Christmas Day Rebellion
iii The Haitian Revolution
iv The Demerara Revolt

Question 40
40.

In which chronological order did the following events occur?

i The Abolition of the Slave Trade
ii The Emancipation of slaves.
iii The passage of the Sugar Duties Act.
iv The introduction of the Amelioration Proposal.

Question 41
41.

Which of the following important events in the British Caribbean occurred in 1807?

Question 42
42.

Which of the following measures was MOST favoured by Caribbean planters to solve their problems between 1838 and 1870?

Question 43
43.

"By this system the labourers worked in the fields and in the mills and took a share of the profits."

The ‘system’ referred to in the statement above was known as the

Question 44
44.

Which of the following were benefits gained by ex-slaves in establishing free villages?

i.Social privileges equal to those of whites
ii.Economic improvement through the sale of cash crops
iii. Removal from direct control of the planters

Question 45
45.

The development of a peasantry in the British Caribbean resulted in

Question 46
46.

Which of the following was NOT a source from which ex-slaves in the British Caribbean obtain money to buy land immediately after emancipation?

Question 47
47.

Free ‘people of colour’ were allowed to do which of the following?

Question 48
48.

QUESTION 48 - 49 ARE BASED ON THE TABLE BELOW
NAME PLACE OF BIRTH AGE JOB

Thomas Jamaica 36 Factory Worker
Aaron Jamaica 36 Cattle Boy
Quaco Guinea 36 Grass Cutter
Joe Jamaica 36 Field Worker

Which of the above would have experienced the horrors of the Middle Passage?

Question 49
49.

Which of the above would have fetched the highest price on the plantation?

Question 50
50.

Which of the following was the MAIN purpose of the Policy of Amelioration?