CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2014 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

Which of the following BEST explains why the Indigenous Peoples migrated to the Americas from their original homelands?

They were searching for grasslands to feed their livestock.

They were driven out of their homelands by warlike people.

They were following herds of deer which they hunted.

Their populations had grown too large to survive in their homelands.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of BOTH Jamaica and Cuba at the time of Columbus' arrival in the Caribbean?

They were not inhabited.

They were inhabited by Tainos.

They were inhabited by Kalinagos.

Which of the following BEST describes the religious practices of the Kalinagos and Tainos?

Nature worship and animal sacrifice

Nature worship and ancestor worship

Periods of fasting and animal sacrifice

Long periods of fasting and ancestor worship

The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by

Which of the following BEST explains why many Kalinago women spoke the Tainos' language?

They worked in the fields with the Taino women.

Taino women were often captured by Kalinago warriors.

Kalinago women often traded with the Taino women.

Kalinago girls were taught the language of the Taino by their elders.

Which is the correct order, from MOST to LEAST powerful, of European social groups in the 1400s?

Merchants, priests, peasants, kings

Kings, priests, peasants, merchants

Priests, kings, merchants, peasants

Kings, priests, merchants, peasants

The MAIN reason why the English attempted to break the Spanish monopoly in the New World was to

obtain new trade routes to the East

obtain a share of the wealth of the New World

gain a base from which to attack the native peoples

supply captive Africans to the Spanish colonies

Which of the following reasons BEST explains why the Dutch may be called the 'foster-fathers' of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s?

The Dutch had skills in tobacco growing which they shared with the settlers.

The Dutch military conquered the indigenous people and made settlement safe.

The Dutch used their naval strength to protect the settlers from attacks from pirates.

The Dutch traders kept the settlers supplied with foodstuff and other essential goods.

The 'practice' referred to in the statement was known as the

Which of the following BEST explains the decline of tobacco planting in the British Caribbean in the 1630s?

The planters were unable to obtain an adequate labour supply.

There was a rapid decline in the price of tobacco.

The planters were persuaded to cultivate sugar for greater profits.

Some Europeans restricted the importation of tobacco.

In the 1600s, Dutch islands in the West Indies were used MAINLY as

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the population of Barbados by the end of the 1600s?

There were more whites than blacks.

Blacks were far greater in number than whites.

Coloureds were far greater in number than whites.

There were equal numbers of coloureds and blacks.

Which of the following resulted from the sugar revolution in the Caribbean? I. The mulatto population declined. II. The black population increased. III. The number of land owners declined.

Which of the following ports were British slave ships MOST likely to visit during the 1700s?

Which of the following occurred as a result of the change from tobacco to sugar cane cultivation in the 1600s?

The Old Representative System was replaced.

The practice of monoculture in the Caribbean colonies ceased.

There was an increase in the size of landholdings.

The colonies became more dependent on indentured labour.

Mercantilism was the policy used by England and France to

control the trade of their colonies

invest their profits in their colonies

transfer their way of life to the colonies

win the friendship of the Kalinagos in St Kitts

Which of the following was NOT included in the 1739 peace treaty between the Maroons of Trelawny Town in Jamaica and the British authorities?

The Maroons were free to occupy an area set aside for them.

The Maroons would help the British fight off any invading foreign enemy.

The Maroons could farm and get licences to sell their produce in the markets.

The Maroons could accept any runaway slaves as members of their community.

In 1763, a major uprising of enslaved Africans took place in the Dutch colony of

Toussaint L'Ouverture contributed to the success of the Haitian Revolution MAINLY by

setting up a system of fortification

developing a revolutionary ideology

organizing the enslaved into a formidable fighting force

dividing the country between the blacks and the mulattos

Which of the following were consequences of the Haitian Revolution? I. All enslaved Africans were freed. II. All the mulattos left the island. III. The colony gained political independence.

The arguments that the humanitarians of nineteenth-century Britain used against slavery were MAINLY

Which of the following persons was NOT a leader in the Humanitarian movement?

Thomas Powell Buxton

Which of the following was the MAIN purpose of the policy of Amelioration?

To maintain the established system of enslavement

To put an end to enslavement in the British Caribbean

To introduce a new supply of cheap labour to the British Caribbean

To improve the conditions of the enslaved in the British Caribbean

The British Government was reluctant to authorize African immigration after the abolition of slavery MAINLY because

the planters were opposed to the scheme

the scheme could lead to a new form of slavery

Africans were too numerous in the colonies

immigration from Africa was too expensive to operate

Which of the following was the MAIN reason Baptist missionaries helped to organize free villages for formerly enslaved persons?

To help secure land to build churches

To make a profit from the sale of land

To get more members for their churches

To assist formerly enslaved persons who left the estate

The largest number of immigrants into the British Caribbean during the 19th century came from

Which of the following BEST explains why Indian indentured workers were imported to Guyana but not to Barbados after 1838?

Guyana had a greater shortage of labour than Barbados.

It was cheaper to import Indians to Guyana than to Barbados.

Indentured Indians were better paid in Guyana than in Barbados.

The Indian government prevented immigration to Barbados.

Large-scale immigration to Trinidad and Guyana between 1838 and 1870 led to I. cultural diversity in those territories II. racial conflicts among the ethnic groups III. economic development in both territories

Indentured workers from Madeira brought elements of which culture to the British Caribbean?

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

Which of the following BEST describes the response of free labourers in the Caribbean?

Riots against the planters

Refusal to leave the plantation

Payment of the increased rent

Establishment of their homes off the plantation

With which of the following was the 'Mico Charity' MAINLY associated?

Which of the following was NOT a means by which freed men acquired land after emancipation?

Renting estate lands

Squatting on Crown lands

Buying old estate lands

Receiving land from the British government

Which of the following was a consequence of the establishment of the peasantry in the large territories of the British West Indies?

Decrease in small holdings

Expansion of Crown Lands

Development of free villages

Development of tenancy system

The migrants from the Eastern Caribbean Islands to Guyana and Trinidad after 1838 were interested MAINLY in

seeking higher wages

establishing retail shops

working on sugar estates

practising their religion freely

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

The Big Stick Policy

The Good Neighbour Policy

Which of the following Caribbean territories was NOT occupied by the U S military forces in the early 1900s?

Which of the following BEST summarizes the stated aims of the Monroe Doctrine?

The ending of European economic exploitation of the Americas

The prevention of new European colonization in the Americas

The establishment of United States military control in the Americas

The establishment of United States economic control in the Americas

"The adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in cases of wrong doing or impotence, to the exercise of the international police force."

The above statement is associated with President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista by

using American financial help

making use of Russian warships

joining forces with foreign powers

organizing armed internal uprisings

Which of the following persons was NOT an outstanding figure in the development of the trade union movement in the British Caribbean?

Samuel Jackman Prescod

Which of the following personalities was NOT directly associated with the riots of the 1930s in the British Caribbean?

George Price of Belize

Robert Bradshaw of St Kitts

Clement Payne of Barbados

Alexander Bustamante of Jamaica

The unrest of the 1930s in the British Caribbean was caused MAINLY by the

I. increased cost of living II. high level of unemployment III. return of West Indians from overseas

During the post-1938 period, trade unions in the British Caribbean sought MAINLY to

extend the vote for all working people

create equality among all men in the society

organize strikes on estates and at the docks

improve wages and living conditions for workers

Marcus Garvey is BEST remembered for his

participation in the 1937 riots

teachings on black nationalism

deportation from the United States

association with the trade union movement

With which of the following is the above statement associated?

Jamaica's objections to a federal customs union

Guyana's decision not to join the 1958 federation

Jamaica's decision to withdraw from the 1958 federation

British control of the foreign policy of the 1958 federation

Which of the following territories did NOT join the British West Indies Federation?

Saint Vincent and Dominica

Saint Kitts-Nevis and Saint Lucia

Which of the following considerations MOST influenced the decision to form the British West Indies Federation of 1958?

All territories would participate on an equal basis.

Federation would help the independence movement.

Inter-island communication would be more economical.

Citizens would be able to move more freely in the various territories.

Which of the following Caribbean territories were assimilated by France in 1946?

Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe

Marie Galante, Haiti, Dominica

Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique

Saint Barthelemy, Haiti, Martinique

In what order did the following countries gain political independence? I. Guyana II. Jamaica III. Grenada

In which chronological order did the following events take place in the British Caribbean? I. End of the Apprenticeship Scheme II. Passage of the act to abolish the trade of captive Africans III. Emancipation of enslaved Africans

The MAIN source of disputes between planters and the formerly enslaved during apprenticeship was

What were the major exports of the British Caribbean territories in the late 19th century?

In which chronological order did the British Caribbean planters face competition from the following? I. French beet sugar II. Cuban slave-grown sugar III. Sugar from St Domingue

José Martí is associated with the struggle for independence in

The Dominican Republic

Which of the following trends in production between 1815 and 1894 is indicated in the chart above?

All of the territories experienced growth between 1815 and 1894.

Sugar production declined in all of the territories between 1882 and 1894.

The slowest period of growth of Territory II was between 1828 and 1882.

Sugar production in one territory declined steadily between 1815 and 1894.

The Cuban sugar industry in the 1800s received most of its capital from

In which chronological order did the following industries develop in the Caribbean?

I. Petroleum II. Sugar III. Banana

Which of the following West Indian personalities is NOT placed beside the island which he served?

In which chronological order did the following events occur?

I. Cuban Revolution II. Haitian Revolution III. Grenadian Revolution

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2014 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2014 Questions