History Questions Pt. 4
Which of the following BEST describes the anti-slavery society? a. A group of religious fanatics b. A small democratic group c. A very active pressure group d. A very disorganized society
A very active pressure group
The Amelioration proposals failed because of i. The attitude of the British Government ii. The unwillingness of planters to implement the proposals iii. The objections of the West India Interest iv. The partial objection of the abolitionists A) ii and iii B) i, ii and iv C) i, ii and iii D) All of the above
A) ii and iii
Enslaved artisans were: a. Carpenters, masons, coopers b. Bookkeepers, attorneys, slave drivers c. Maids, cooks, valets d. Coachmen, head boilers, field labourers
Carpenters, masons, coopers
Which of the following slave revolts was widely publicized by the abolitionists to gain support for the abolition of slavery? a. Haitian revolution b. Bussa's Revolt c. Tacky's Revolt d. Christmas Rebellion
Christmas Rebellion
The 'Saints' were also known as the a. Clapham Sect b. Clapham Union c. The Quakers d. The Baptists
Clapham Sect
Which one of the following was NOT a provision of the British Emancipation Act? a. Compensation to planters for the loss of their slaves b. Complete freedom for female slaves under 16 years of age c. Complete freedom for slaves under six years of age d. The establishment of the Apprenticeship system
Complete freedom for female slaves under 16 years of age
What was the busiest time of the year on a West Indian sugar plantation? a. Planting season b. Crop season c. Weeding season d. The season of maintenance work
Crop season
Which of the following was a notable maroon chief? a. Cudjoe b. Sir Henry Morgan c. D'Esnambuc d. Captain Beard
Cudjoe
Which of the following was the Maroon signatory to the treaty mentioned in question #14 above? a. Captain Teach b. Captain Quao c. Long John Silver d. Cudjoe
Cudjoe
The industrialists supported abolition because i. They needed cheaper raw materials ii. They wanted to find new markets iii. They wanted new consumers iv. They supported free trade A) i and ii B) i, ii and iii C) ii and iii D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Which of the following did the Amelioration measures of 1823 propose? i. no slave woman should be flogged ii. slave families should not be divided iii. slaves should not be sold in payment of debt iv. savings schemes for slaves should be set up A) i and iv B) ii and iii C) i, ii and iv D) i, ii, iii and iv
D) i, ii, iii and iv
What were the objectives behind the period of apprenticeship? i. to prevent a large-scale move of negroes from the estates ii. to help slaves to become skilled workers iii. to avert wide-scale disorders on the estates iv. to facilitate the transition from slavery to freedom A) ii B) ii and iv C) All the above D) i, iii and iv
D) i, iii and iv
Which of the following forms of resistance was LEAST peculiar to female enslaved Africans? a. Prolonging illness b. Prolonging the weaning of babies c. Feigning ignorance d. Deliberately destroying tools
Deliberately destroying tools
Which of the following proclaimed the first independent Caribbean territory and renamed it? a. Le Clerc b. Napoleon Bonaparte c. Dessalines d. Duvalier
Dessalines
The abolitionists saw the amelioration proposals as a way to a. Improve the conditions of slaves in the British Caribbean b. Bring about an immediate end to slavery in the British Caribbean c. Allow British Caribbean slaves to get skills they could use after emancipation d. Ensure that slaves in the British Caribbean were registered
Improve the conditions of slaves in the British Caribbean
Which of the following can be considered the MAJOR achievement of St. Domingue by 1804? a. Independence from France b. Reorganization of the sugar estates c. Renewed importation of blacks to the island d. Establishment of Catholicism as the state religion
Independence from France
Select the type of mill which was NOT used on the sugar estates in the 17th and 18th centuries. a. Steam-driven mills b. Water-driven mills c. Animal-driven mills d. Wind-driven mills
Steam-driven mills
The normal weekly routine of hard and continuous labour was generally interrupted on the slave plantation by a. Sunday morning visit to market b. Sunday school attendance c. The death of a slave driver d. The birth of a slave's child
Sunday morning visit to market
The abolitionists used all of the following methods to assist in their campaign against slavery EXCEPT a. Newspapers b. Pulpit c. Pamphlets d. Telegraph
Telegraph
Which of the following slave laws were made in the West Indies? a. The British slave laws b. The Siete Partidas c. The Code Noir d. The Laws of Burgos
The British slave laws
West Indian merchants and planters in the early nineteenth century believed that the continued wealth of the islands depend on: a. The abolition of the slave trade b. The continuation of slave labour c. The conscience of the planter class d. The outcome of the religious revival
The continuation of slave labour
In the Caribbean colonies the house of the slave master or the owner was generally referred to as a. The castle b. The great house c. The palace d. The house of correction
The great house
Which group was the greatest, numerically, in the West Indian colonies during the later part of the 17th and throughout the 18th century? a. The whites b. The indigenous peoples c. The mulattoes d. The negro slaves
The negro slaves
Which group of slaves in the British colonies was to be apprenticed for 6 years after emancipation? a. praedial b. non-praedial c. runaway slaves d. manumitted slaves
praedial
Stipendiary Magistrates were usually a. retired army officers b. English justices of the peace c. local justice of the peace d. former white indentured servants
retired army officers
Stipendiary Magistrates were appointed MAINLY to: a. settle disputes between planters and ex-slaves b. report on the problems of the ex-slaves c. protect the interest of the planters d. try all the court cases involving ex-slaves
settle disputes between planters and ex-slaves
Which of the following was the outcome of the Mansfield Judgement of 1772? a. the British slave trade was made illegal b. slaves were not allowed to enter Britain c. slavery was abolished in the British West Indies d. slavery was declared to be unlawful in England
slavery was declared to be unlawful in England
The apprenticeship system was introduced into the British West Indies by a. the act of emancipation b. the act which abolished the slave trade c. the missionaries d. William Wilberforce
the act of emancipation
The movement towards the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies was aided by the: i. New economic ventures of Bristol and Liverpool ii. Decline in West Indian agriculture iii. Rise of an industrial class in Britain iv. Political decline of the West Indies A) i and ii B) iii and iv C) i, iii and iv D) i, ii, iii and iv
D) i, ii, iii and iv
Britain abolished the slave trade in: a. 1807 b. 1701 c. 1607 d. 1815
1807
The period of apprenticeship for non-praedial slaves in the British Caribbean was scheduled to terminate in a. 1834 b. 1836 c. 1838 d. 1840
1838
The grant from the British government to slave-owners was: a. 200,000 b. 200,000,000 c. 20,000,000 d. 2000
20,000,000
On which of the following dates was a treaty signed between the Jamaican Government and the maroons? a. 4 August 1734 b. 3 September 1795 c. 1 March 1739 d. 3 April 1688
1 March 1739
In the 17th and 18th centuries cane trash or 'bagasse' was used on the plantations in the West Indies mainly a. For making celotex or trin-board b. For making molasses c. As a source of fuel d. As a fertilizer
As a source of fuel
The Act of Emancipation in the British West Indies came into effect on a. August 1, 1833 b. August 1, 1834 c. August 1, 1838 d. August 1, 1840
August 1, 1834
The 'Bush Negroes' are usually associated with: i. Jamaica ii. Dominica iii. St. Lucia iv. British Guiana A) i B) iv C) i and iii D) All of the above
B) iv
Many 18th century sugar cane plantations were located close to a river because: i. It can be the source of power for a mill ii. It can be used for irrigation purposes iii. Fish from the river provided a major source of protein for the enslaved peoples A) i B) ii C) i and ii D) i, ii and iii
C) i and ii
Which of the following measures were used to control enslaved Africans? i. Forbidding them to congregate in large numbers ii. Allowing them to beat drums iii. Restricting their movements A) i B) i and ii C) i and iii D) i, ii and iii
C) i and iii
The British Caribbean planters who supported the abolition of the slave trade did so mainly because of: a. Law b. Religion c. Morality d. Economics
Economics
Which of the following groups of enslaved Africans tended MOST to commit suicide? a. Enslaved Africans newly arrived from Africa b. Field labourers who toiled all day in the sun c. Domestics who were badly treated bt the master's wife d. Enslaved Africans from the Asante tribe
Enslaved Africans newly arrived from Africa
Which group of persons on the West Indian sugar plantations was regarded as lowest on the social ladder? a. Domestic slaves b. Poor whites c. Industrial slaves d. Field slaves
Field slaves
By which of the following was the Code Noir issued? a. Spain b. France c. England d. Portugal
France
Identify the chronological order in which the following uprisings occurred a. Baptist war, Haitian revolution, Barbados revolt, Demerara revolt b. Barbados revolt, Baptist war, Barbados revolt, Demerara revolt c. Haitian revolution, Baptist war, Barbados revolt, Demerara revolt d. Haitian revolution, Barbados revolt, Demerara revolt, Baptist war
Haitian revolution, Barbados revolt, Demerara revolt, Baptist war
Which of the following was NOT a form of resistance against slavery by the enslaved Africans? a. Malingering in the fields b. Hard work in the provision grounds c. Infanticide d. Self-mutilation
Hard work in the provision grounds
Ratoons were a. Newly planted canes b. Cane plants which were ready to be cut c. New stalks growing out of the cane roots left in the earth after a crop was cut d. Flowering sugar cane plants
New stalks growing out of the cane roots left in the earth after a crop was cut
The maroons were enslaved Africans who a. Were jailed b. Ran away from sugar plantations c. Were shipwrecked on an island d. Manumitted themselves
Ran away from sugar plantations
The West Indian sugar factories of the 17th and 18th centuries produced a. Semi-refined crystals b. Granulated sugar c. Wash grey d. Raw muscovado sugar
Raw muscovado sugar
What order of ascending hierarchy was typical of the sugar plantation society? a. Owner, attorney, overseer, book-keeper, slave b. Attorney, book-keeper, overseer, slave, owner c. Slave, book-keeper, overseer, attorney, owner d. Overseer, slave, attorney, owner, book-keeper
Slave, book-keeper, overseer, attorney, owner
All of the following are arguments against the slave trade EXCEPT a. It was an immoral act b. Slavery had already existed in other societies c. The system was inefficient and wasteful d. There was no economic benefit for the colony
Slavery had already existed in other societies
The James Somerset case ruled that a. The abolition of the slave trade should be delayed for another two years b. Once slaves are recaptured, they should be returned to their owners c. Slavery was illegal in England d. Somerset should have been deported from England
Slavery was illegal in England
The majority of people on the sugar plantation during slavery lived in a. Small huts or barracks b. The factory buildings c. The houses of correction d. The great house
Small huts or barracks
Which of the following was the most likely reason why English traders resorted to smuggling after the passing of the act abolishing the slave trade? a. Smuggling satisfied traders' desire to ill-treat negroes b. Traders wanted to show that they could defy the law c. Traders could not find alternative employment d. The profits derived form the trade were great and enticing
The profits derived form the trade were great and enticing
During the 18th century the British West Indian islands were generally regarded as the 'jewel of the British Crown'. Why was this so? a. The islands sent to Britain a great quantity of jewels b. The slave trade and the sugar industry enriched the British treasury c. The islands were laden with gold, silver and copper d. The crown of the British monarchs were mad from West Indian pearls
The slave trade and the sugar industry enriched the British treasury
The Major grievance of the Grand Blancs in St. Domingue before the revolution in 1791 was: a. They resented the growing number of mulattoes b. They possessed little political power c. They did not have sufficient enslaved Africans d. They had no titles
They possessed little political power
Why did the British government grant money to slave- owners in the colonies in 1833? a. To assist planters in buying machinery b. To compensate planters for the loss of labour c. To give planters a 'golden handshake' d. To help plantation owners pay ex-slaves
To compensate planters for the loss of labour
Which of the following did NOT add significantly to a planter's expenses on a typical slave plantation in the 18th century? a. Food for the enslaved Africans b. Wages c. Installing and maintaining capital equipment d. Loans
Wages
Who drafted the Bill for Emancipation of Slaves in the British colonies? a. William Wilberforce b. James Stephen Jr. c. Earl Grey d. Lord Mansfield
William Wilberforce
The arguments that the humanitarians of nineteenth-century Britain used against slavery were MAINLY a. legal b. moral c. political d. economic
moral
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Apprenticeship system? a. it was proposed to last four years for non-praedial workers b. local legislatures could grant full freedom and bypass apprenticeship c. one stipendary magistrate was to be appointed for every thirty apprentices d. the apprenticeship system was brought to an end on July 31, 1883
the apprenticeship system was brought to an end on July 31, 1883
The MAIN source of disputes between planters and ex-slaves during apprenticeship was a. wages b. property c. child labour d. Sunday work
wages
