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Social Studies
5th
grade
The Europeans and Africans in the Caribbean
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who were the first Europeans to come to Jamaica?
a. Portuguese
b. British
c. French
d. Spanish
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why were the Africans brought to work as slaves on the sugar plantations?
a. They were the cheapest to buy.
b. They were easier to capture.
c. Amerindian slavery was abolished in the Caribbean.
d. After many Amerindians died there was a great demand for African slave labour.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the name we give to the journey the Africans made from Africa to the Caribbean?
a. The Triangular Trade
b. The Middle Passage
c. The spice route
d. Emancipation
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who introduced slavery in the Caribbean?
a. British
b. French
c. Spanish
d. Dutch
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the correct term for the people who came before us?
a. Descendants
b. Settlers
c. Ancestors
d. Ethnic group
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Spanish came to the Caribbean?
a. To import African slaves.
b. To find a new route to the east.
c. To find gold.
d. To control the spice trade.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the origin of Caribbean people?
a. They are all descendants of migrants.
b. They are all descendants of Africans.
c. They are all descendants of Europeans.
d. They are only descendants of Amerindians.
- 8. Multiple Choice
When would enslaved Africans be shackled for many hours in box-like trays?
a. While being displayed on a platform for sale.
b. While working on plantations.
While being transported from Africa to the Caribbean.
d. While travelling from the auction to the plantation.
- 9. Multiple Choice
All describe the negative effects of slavery on Africans except:
a. Many Africans lost their lives through harsh punishment.
b. The traders earned large sums of money to invest in their country.
c. Africans were often separated from their families.
d. The countries from which they were taken lost many strong, young people.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Identify the sentences in which the underlined term is used correctly.
i. Our African ancestors worked as slaves on plantations.
ii. The Chinese came to Jamaica as indentured workers on the Middle Passage.
iii. The Africans received low salaries during their enslavement.
iv. Plantations were large farms that the Europeans developed on Caribbean lands.
a. I, II
b. I, IV
c. I, III
d. I, III, IV
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