CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2017 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

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 Mayas.

They were inhabited by Kalinagos.

Which of the following was NOT an activity in which the Maya engaged?

Which of the following statements are TRUE of the Kalinagos? I. They adopted many Taino customs. II. They were skilled sailors and fishermen. III. They fiercely resisted the Spanish invaders.

The area where the Kalinagos lived before they migrated to the Caribbean islands is labelled

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

They worked in the fields with the Taino women.

Kalinago women often traded with the Taino women.

Taino women were often captured by Kalinago warriors.

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

Which TWO European countries were arch rivals in the setting up of colonies in the Americas in the early 16th century?

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

supply captive Africans to the Spanish colonies

gain a base from which to attack the native peoples

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

The Dutch may be called the 'foster fathers' of French and British settlers in the Caribbean in the 1600s MAINLY because of their

skills in tobacco growing which they shared with the settlers

naval strength which protected the settlers from pirates attacks

military which conquered the indigenous people and made settlement safe

traders who kept the settlers supplied with foodstuff and other essential goods

Which of the following resulted from the change over from tobacco to sugar cane cultivation 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?

The term 'barracoon' is BEST associated with the

cultivation by captive persons in Africa

trade of enslaved persons in the Caribbean

housing of captive persons on the African coast

punishment of enslaved persons in the Caribbean

It is TRUE to say the enslaved Africans in the British Caribbean were

encouraged by their owners to educate themselves

allowed to raise a family without their owners' permission

allowed to own small properties without their owners' permission

encouraged by their owners to farm on small provision grounds

The large importation of enslaved Africans into the Caribbean during the 1600s and 1700s was due MAINLY to

the heavy debts owed by estate owners

improved technology being used on the estates

the expansion and profitability of the sugar industry

promotion of the slave trade by the Royal African Company

An enslaved African in the British Caribbean who stole from the plantation owner was LEAST likely to be

placed in the stockade

Which of the following was NOT a similarity between the Maroons of Jamaica and those of Suriname?

They both signed peace treaties with the British.

They both planted, hunted and fished for a living.

They both waged guerilla warfare on white plantations.

They were runaway slaves who escaped into the forested interior.

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

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

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

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

Lord Mansfield is MOST closely associated with the declaration that

the slave trade was unlawful

the enslaved are our brothers

slavery was not legal in England

slavery was legal in the crown colonies

Which of the following duties was NOT performed by stipendiary magistrates?

Visiting the estates in their district

Teaching the apprentices new trades

Hearing complaints in Saturday courts

Sending reports to the Colonial Office

Which of the following did the Amelioration measures of 1823 propose? I. No enslaved woman should be flogged. II. Enslaved families should not be divided. III. Enslaved persons should not be sold as payment for debt.

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

the planters were opposed to the scheme

Africans were too numerous in the colonies

the scheme could lead to a new form of slavery

immigration from Africa was too expensive to operate

Most of the immigrant workers used in the Cuban sugar industry in the 19th century were

Which factor BEST explains why East Indians did not return home after the period of indentureship was over?

Some of them accepted grants of money or land.

Bounties were offered to induce them to renew their contracts.

Many of them did not know of the offer of a free passage home.

Planters did not want them to return to the low standard of life in India.

Which cultural elements did indentured workers from Madeira bring to the British Caribbean?

Which of the following did NOT result from immigration of indentured labourers to the Caribbean after emancipation?

The expansion of rice cultivation in Guyana

The expansion of sugar production in Barbados

The introduction of new religions in the Caribbean

The introduction of a variety of ethnic groups in Trinidad

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 groups helped in the formation of free villages in Jamaica?

Stipendiary magistrates

There were more free villages in Jamaica than there were in Barbados MAINLY because

in Jamaica more land was available for settlement

in Barbados the freed Africans did not want to leave the plantations

the Jamaican planters encouraged the freed Africans to set up free villages

freed Africans in Jamaica had more money to buy land than freed Africans in Barbados

Which group of territories contained the MOST crown land?

Antigua, Guyana, Jamaica

Antigua, Grenada, Guyana

Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad

Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad

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

Buying old estate land

Squatting on crown land

Receiving free crown land

Which of the following was NOT a result of the development of the peasantry in the British Caribbean after 1838?

Diversification of the economy

Legal recognition of the practice of obeah

Greater expansion of the non-conformist churches

A growing sense of independence among freed Africans

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 was the IMMEDIATE cause of the United States' declaration of war against Spain in 1898?

The United States took over Panama.

The U.S.S. Maine was blown up in Havana harbour.

The United States was angered by Spanish invasion of Cuba.

The United States was angered by General Weyler's atrocities.

Which of the following was intended MAINLY to prevent further extension of European influence in the 'New World'?

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

"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 an international police power."

The statement above is associated with President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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

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

Which commission was sent to investigate conditions in the Caribbean as a result of the 1930s disturbances?

Which of the following contributed strongly to the protests of the 1930s in the British Caribbean?

I. Low levels of wages II. High rates of unemployment III. Strength of trade unions

Most of the Caribbean political leaders in the 1930s advocated constitutional changes MAINLY to

obtain self-government

promote social evolution

promote the two-party system

develop the colonies economically

Marcus Garvey is BEST remembered for his

participation in the 1937 riots

teachings on black nationalism

visit to Central America in 1909

association with the trade union movement

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.

By the referendum of 1961, Jamaica decided to

withdraw from the federation

change its federal representative

change the site of the federal capital

reduce its financial contribution to the federation

One feature of the 1958 Federation was that the government of each territory would

share power with the federal government

hand over its power to the federal government

Which Caribbean territories were assimilated by France in 1946?

Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe

Marie Galante, Haiti, Dominica

Saint Barthelemy, Trinidad, Martinique

Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique

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

José Martí is associated with the struggle for independence in

the Dominican Republic

In which territory did sugar production experience a steady decline?

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

Which of the following British Caribbean territories was FIRST granted adult suffrage?

Universal Adult Suffrage is BEST described as the right of

citizens of a specified age to vote

educated people to govern a country

Blacks and Non-Blacks to share political power

people with a given amount of property to run for elections

What is the correct order of the abolition process?

Apprenticeship, emancipation, amelioration, abolition of slave trade

Emancipation, apprenticeship, abolition of slave trade, amelioration

Amelioration, emancipation, abolition of slave trade, apprenticeship

Abolition of slave trade, amelioration, emancipation, apprenticeship

Which of the following statements is TRUE of Cuba in the 1800s?

It had become a major sugar producing territory.

Logwood production had become a major industry.

Tobacco had replaced sugar as the leading product.

Indigenous Indians were the major source of agricultural labour.

In which of the following territories was Elma François an active trade unionist?

Which of the following persons was an important trade union leader in Guyana?

Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow

Which of the following persons was the Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation?

Alexander Bustamante

Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2017 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2017 Questions