History 2015 MC

What is the correct order of the abolition process?

Abolition of slave trade,amelioration, emancipation, apprenticeship

In which order were the groups introduced as the MAIN source of labour in the British Caribbean?

Africans, Chinese, Indians

Which of the statements is TRUE of trade unions in the British Caribbean?

After the 1930s, trade unions in the British Caribbean became stronger and more numerous

What did the Mayans use as money?

Cocoa Beans

The policy by which the United States government was actively involved in directing the financial- affairs of the Caribbean between 1905 and 1930 was known as

Dollar Diplomacy

There were more free villages in Jamaica than there were in Barbados MAINLY because

In Jamaica land was more available for settlement

Which group was mainly used by British Caribbean planters as immigrant workers in the period after 1833

Indians

In which order did the following stages in the movement towards independence in British Caribbean territories take place?

Introduction of the party system, Achievement of universal adult suffrage, Election of a prime minister or premier and Full internal self-government

Which of the following statements is TRUE of Cuba in the 1800s?

It had become a major sugar producing territory

What Caribbean Territory was NOT occupied by the United States military forces in the early 1900s?

Jamaica

What order did the following countries gain political independence?

Jamaica, Guyana and Grenada

15th Century European social groups from MOST to LEAST powerful

Kings, Priests, Merchants, Peasants

What factors contributed to the success of the Maroons in Jamaica and Suriname in their resistance to slavery?

Large size of the two territories and nearness of difficult and remote terrain

Which of the following countries have NEVER been colonized by Spain?

St Kitts and Antigua

What was MOST likely to be sold in a peasant market?

Sweet Potatoes

In which chronological order did the following disturbances take place?

The Haitian Revolution,The Demerara Revolt,The Christmas Rebellion, The Morant Bay Rebellion(1865)

What was passed to ensure that the Indians were NOT kept in "cruel and humble servitude"?

The Laws of Burgos

Which of the following was the IMMEDIATE cause of the United States declaration of war against Spain in I 898?

The U.S-S. Maine was blown up in Havana harbour'

Which of the following was the aim of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

The United States would oppose European intervention in the 'New World'.

Which group was the first to amend the policy of amelioration

The West India Lobby

Which organization did not support the abolition of slavery

The colonial church union

What means of protest were used by captive Africans during the middle passage?

Attacking the crew and committing suicide

Tobacco ceased to be the staple crop of the early English colonists in the Caribbean MAINLY because

Caribbean tobacco could not compete on the European market

Which of the following statements correctly compares indentured labourers and enslaved persons?

Enslaved persons could not give evidence against their owners: indentured labourers could.

Christopher Columbus sailed WEST mainly because he wanted to

Find a passage to the East

What was used by Europeans for the purchase of Africans on the slave coast?

Gunpowder, iron pots, beads

Which group of territories contained the MOST Crown land?

Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad

Help in the formation of free villages in Jamaica came MAINLY from

Missionaries

Which commission was sent to investigate conditions in the Caribbean as a result of the 1930s disturbances?

Moyne Commission

Which of the following trade union leaders is NOT correctly matched with the territory he worked for?

Nathaniel Critchlow - Belize

What best describes the religious practices of the Kalinagos and Tainos

Nature worship and ancestor worship

What statements are TRUE of education for MOST Caribbean blacks in the early 20th century?

Opportunities for education were limited because they were Poor, Very few blacks were allowed admission to the best schools and Their education followed the pattern of the British system

In their efforts to improve working conditions around 1900' workers in the British Caribbean MOST often resorted to

Picketing

What was NOT a requirement of the Apprenticeship system

Planters were to provide food and clothing for the apprentices

What cultural elements did indentured workers from Madeira bring to the British Caribbean?

Portuguese

Which century were the English most successful in establishing settlements in the Caribbean?

Seventeenth

Which of the following BEST describes a British Caribbean peasant proprietor in the period after Emancipation?

Someone who sold ground provisions in the market.

True of both Jamaica and Cuba at the time of Columbus' arrival in the Caribbean

They were inhabited by Tainos

Main purpose of the policy of Amelioration

To improve the conditions of the enslaved in the British Caribbean

Which chronological order did the following industries develop in the Caribbean?

Tobacco, Sugar, Banana, Petroleum

The British West Indies Federation of 1958 was established because

West Indian leaders felt that independence would be achieved faster through federation

'Colonialism' may be described as the

assistance given to developing countries by developed ones

A MAJOR cause of the 'BUSSA REVOLT' of 1816 in Barbados was the

belief that emancipation was being delayed

An enslaved African in the British Caribbean who stole from the owner was LEAST likely to be

charged a fine

One feature of the 1958 Federation was that the government of each individual territory would

continue as before

The MOST significant contribution of the Portuguese immigrants to the economy of the British Caribbean in the 1800s was in the

development of the retail trade

The MAIN reason for United States' interest in Panama in the first decade of the 20th century was to

improve communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific

The majority of immigrants brought to work in the British Caribbean in the years between Emancipation and the First World War were employed as

labourers

The main aim of the English and French in establishing colonies in the Caribbean was to

mine gold and precious materials

Stipendiary Magistrates were Persons originally sent out from Britain to ensure that

there were no abuses of the apprenticeship system

Barracoon is the term best associated with

trade in captive persons on the African coast

The free coloureds of St Domingue revolted in 1970 because they

were dissatisfied with their status in society

By the referendum of 1961, Jamaica decided to

withdraw from the federation