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The first set of people to inhabit Jamaica were the________ .
Spaniards
Africans
Tainos
Chinese
On August 1 Jamaicans celebrate the freedom of their ancestors from a life of brutal treatment and from being the property of plantation owners.
What is this day called?
Independence Day
Labour Day
National Heroes Day
Emancipation Day
What transport was used to carry the Africans to Jamaica?
trucks
aeroplanes
ships
animals
Which group first introduced slavery in the Caribbean?
Spanish
English
French
Dutch
What is the correct term for people who came before us?
descendants
settlers
ethnic groups
ancestors
The act of settling among and taking control of an indigenous group of people is known as __________ .
apprenticeship
squatting
colonization
donmanship
Africans, English, Tainos, Spanish and East Indians are all names of _______
ethnic groups
indentured slaves
national heroes
spoken languages
Another name for the 'triangular trade' is the ________ .
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Trade
Caribbean Union
CARICOM
Three(3) continents involved in the triangular trade are
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
All of the above
The Spanish DID NOT come to the Caribbean to.....
import African slaves
find gold
control the spice trade
find a new route to the east
What is the name given to the journey of the enslaved Africans to the Caribbean?
Redemption Journey
The Walk to Freedom
The Transatlantic Trade
The Middle Passage
The names of the three(3) ships that Christopher Columbus sailed to the Atlantic Ocean are
The Niña
Santa Cruz
Santa Maria
Pinta
Pegasus
What is the correct order of events?
Emancipation, slavery, independence
Slavery, apprenticeship, emancipation
Independence, apprenticeship, Morant Bay Rebellion
Apprenticeship, slavery, emancipation
Select the hero who led the walk to the Morant Bay courthouse.
Paul Bogle
George William Gordon
Samuel Sharpe
Marcus Garvey
Alexander Bustamante
The national hero , George William Gordon, was NEVER a ....
politician
businessman
church leader
slave
Slavery was officially abolished in Jamaica in 1834.
True
False
Samuel Sharpe encouraged his fellow Africans to protest against slavery by withdrawing their labour on ______ _____ .
In which of these areas would a Maroon in eastern Jamaica be hiding in the 1700s?
Blue Mountains
Cockpit Country
May Day Mountain
Bull Head Mountains
Nanny and her brother Quao found Nanny Town in the Blue Mountains in 1720.
What century would 1720 be in?
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
Which shows the correct order in which the ethnic groups came to the Caribbean?
Africans, Chinese, East Indians, Spanish, French
Spanish, English, Africans, French, Irish
Spanish, British, Chinese , East Indians,
Spanish, Africans, British, East Indians, Chinese
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