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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Spaniards brought which religion to the Caribbean?
Hinduism
Christianity
Pocomania
Revivalism
- 2. Multiple Choice
When did Jamaica gain full Emancipation?
August 6, 1834
August 1, 1962
August 6, 1962
August 1, 1838
- 3. Multiple Choice
When did the Spaniards enslave the Tainos?
1494
1492
1498
1496
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who led the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865?
Marcus Garvey
Sam Sharpe
Paul Bogle
Nanny of the Maroons
- 5. Multiple Choice
When did the English fight with Spaniards for Jamaica?
1538
1665
1501
1655
- 6. Multiple Choice
In 1492 ______________ sailed the ocean blue!
John Cabot
Giovanni da Verrazano
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
- 7. Multiple Choice
The islands Columbus found became known as what?
India
New Jersey
West Indies
Sandy Hook
- 8. Multiple Choice
What reason did Europeans go exploring?
To convert people to Christianity
To become wealthy by finding gold
To become famous
All of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
Where did Christopher Columbus believe he was when he landed in the new world
Greece
Egypt
India
Africa
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT a country involved heavily in the exploration of North America?
England
France
Greece
Spain
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the arrival of Europeans effect the Amerindians?
The number of Amerindians increased due to improved health care
The number of Amerindians stayed the same
The number of Amerindians decreased as the tribes migrated back to Asia
The number of the Amerindians decreased after being exposed to diseases
- 12. Multiple Choice
In what way were Europeans effected by exploration?
The European countries became more bitter rivals
The European countries became more wealthy
The Europeans are exposed to new foods
All of the following are true
- 13. Multiple Choice
What are people who travel to unfamiliar places called?
traders
explorers
natives
sailors
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a journey of exploration?
an expedition
a trade
an escape
a barter
- 15. Multiple Choice
the way of life of a group of people
culture
migration
artifact
region
- 16. Multiple Choice
A movement from one place to another
migration
ceremony
culture
region
- 17. Multiple Choice
The first Amerindians came from...
Asia
Europe
Australia
South America
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn order to start trade and business growth, Colonists did this to survive.built farms, grow sugar cane, mined gold and silverSold Stocks in the CityBecame PiratesOpened up a bunch of McDonalds
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn __________ is an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and effects many people. This happened when the Europeans settled in the AmericasExchangeEpidemicTerroristCulture
- 20. Multiple Choice
These people were captured and transported to the Americas
Europeans
Amerindians
Missionaries
Africans
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which ethnic group is most dominant in Jamaica?
White
East Indians
Mixed
Africans
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following crops were dominant and traded in the 15th century?
Cinnamon and cloves
cassava and maize
rice and yam
nutmeg and cassava
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which continent did the Tainos came from to the Caribbean?
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did the Europeans came to the Caribbean?
To look for slaves
To buy gold
To find other routes to engage in the spice trade, to find gold
To set up colonies
- 25. Multiple Choice
Two crops that the Spanish introduced to the Caribbean are?
cocoa and dasheen
yam and apples
corn and cassava
sugar cane and banana
- 26. Multiple Choice
List the order in which the European colonizers came to the Caribbean
Spaniards, Dutch, British, French
Spaniards, British, Dutch, French
French, British, Spaniards, Dutch
Dutch, French, Spaniards, British
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the correct term for the people who came before us?
Ethnic group
Settlers
Ancestors
Descendants
- 28. Multiple Choice
Why were the Africans brought to work as slaves on the sugar Plantations?
They were easy to capture
There was a great demand for labour after the Amerindians died.
They were strong and could work hard
They were the cheapest to buy
- 29. Multiple Choice
The Amerindians are the?
Caribs and Tainos
French and Dutch
Spaniards and Africans
British and Tainos
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a cause of the Morant Bay Rebellion?
trials in court not fair
jails were clean
government listened to the people plight
All of the above
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