CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2018 - 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 following herds of deer which they hunted.

They were searching for grasslands to feed their livestock.

They were driven out of their homelands by warlike people.

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

On which of the following islands did both the Tainos and the Kalinagos live at the time of the arrival of the Europeans?

Jamaica and Saint Lucia

Jamaica and Puerto Rico

Ornaments worn by the Taino leaders were often made of

The ruler of a Mayan city state was called the

The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by

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

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 pirate attacks.

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

Which of the following islands was the FIRST to be settled by the English?

The duty of the encomendero towards the indigenous peoples was to

free them from enslavement

protect and Christianize them

keep records of their punishment

ensure that they worked in the mines

Which of the following statements were true of the British Caribbean colonies in the 18th century?

I. They imported most of their foods. II. They depended heavily on trade with Britain. III. They had developed strong navies to defend their routes.

Which of the following groups of items was used by Europeans for the purchase of Africans on the Slave Coast?

Grain, mirrors, salt

Grain, knives, palm oil

Cutlasses, salt, palm oil

Gunpowder, iron pots, beads

Tobacco did NOT continue as a 'profitable crop' for Caribbean settlers because of the

high cost of shipping and insurance

increased competition from Virginia

destruction of plantations by the Kalinagos

spoilage of tobacco on the longer transatlantic voyage

Laws passed in British colonies to regulate the ratio of the black population to the whites were called the

Amelioration Proposals

Which of the following means of protest were used by captive Africans during the Middle Passage?

I. Attacking the crew II. Complaining to the captain III. Committing suicide

Which of the following statements was true of enslaved persons in the British Caribbean?

They were encouraged by their owners to educate themselves.

They were allowed to raise a family without the owner's permission.

They were allowed to own small properties without the owner's permission.

They were encouraged by their masters to farm on small provision grounds.

The Haitian Revolution started in

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.

Which of the following persons was NOT a leader of the enslaved Africans in the Haitian Revolution?

The expedition sent by Napoleon to St Domingue in 1801 under the leadership of Le Clerc was intended MAINLY to

punish the colonists

restore French control

Which slave revolt forced the British government to give serious consideration to the Emancipation Proposal?

Which of the following were provisions of the Emancipation Act? I. Saving banks should be set up for the enslaved Africans. II. Compensation of 20 million pounds to planters for loss of labour. III. Apprentices to be paid for work done in excess of $40 \frac{1}{2}$ hours per week.

The arguments that the British humanitarians used against slavery in the 1800s were MAINLY

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

To put an end to enslavement

To introduce a new supply of cheap labour

To improve the conditions of the enslaved

To maintain the established system of enslavement

Which of the following describes how MOST planters and colonial assemblies reacted to amelioration?

They willingly adopted the proposals for improvements.

They completely rejected or largely ignored the proposals.

They saw the proposals as a way to get the enslaved to produce more.

They saw the proposals as a good way to prepare the enslaved for freedom.

Most West Indian planters saw the period of apprenticeship MAINLY as

a time to reorganize sugar production

a time for training slaves in new skills

an opportunity to educate the apprentice

a means of ensuring a steady labour supply

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.

The Indian government prevented immigration to Barbados.

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

Indentured Indians were better paid in Guyana than in Barbados.

Indian immigration was successful because

it allowed for the survival of the sugar industry

the immigrants outperformed the former enslaved

the sugar industry made more money than it did before

it completely eradicated the problems presented by the ex-slaves

Most Chinese immigrants were brought to the British Caribbean during the period

The indentured workers from Madeira who were imported to the British Caribbean were

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

Some of them accepted the offers of 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 return passage.

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

Which Spaniard is associated with the conquest of the Yucatán peninsula?

Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba

"William Knibb foresaw that planters would try to force extra work from their free labourers by increasing rents on homes on the estate."

To which territory is the statement referring?

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

in Jamaica there was more land 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

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

The missionaries helped formerly enslaved persons to establish villages MAINLY because they wanted to

allow ex-slaves to own land

facilitate churches and schools

bring people together for recreation

raise the social status of the residents

Which of the following crops was MOST likely to be sold in a peasant market?

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 Caribbean territories was NOT occupied by the United States military forces in the early 1900s?

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

To which event is the granting of protectorate status to Puerto Rico in 1898 by the United States connected?

The Latin American War

The Spanish American War

The Cuban War of Independence

The Puerto Rican War of Independence

Which of the following women was associated with the LUA of Belize?

Which of the following is true about the West Indian disturbances of the 1930s?

They resulted in stronger labour unions.

They were supported by foreign agitators.

They sought improved conditions for slaves.

They were reacting to the Wood Commission.

In their efforts to improve working conditions around 1900, workers in the British Caribbean MOST often resorted to

Which of the following female leaders was involved in the labour unrest of the 1930s?

The focus of the Moyne Commission was to

investigate ethnic conflicts among workers

bring an immediate end to the anti-war protests

investigate the existing socioeconomic conditions

recommend penalties for the persons causing the unrest

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

extend the vote for all working people

organize strikes on estates and at the docks

create equality among all men in the society

improve wages and living conditions for workers

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

The British West Indies Federation of 1958 was established because

French Caribbean colonies had begun to federate

the old representative system proved to be useless

West Indian leaders felt that independence would be achieved faster through federation

the Crown Colony government had given West Indians experience in running their affairs

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

Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe

Marie Galante, Haiti, Dominica

Saint Barthélemy, Haiti, Martinique Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique

Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique

The first Caribbean country to gain its independence was

French territories in the Caribbean were granted overseas department status in the year

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

What was the arrangement between the Netherlands and her colonies known as?

Associated Statehood

In which area of the African continent was the transatlantic trade in captive Africans MAINLY conducted?

What is the correct order of the abolition process?

Apprenticeship, emancipation, amelioration, abolition of slave trade

Emancipation, apprenticeship, abolition of slave trade, amelioration

Abolition of slave trade, amelioration, emancipation, apprenticeship

Amelioration, emancipation, abolition of slave trade, apprenticeship

Universal adult suffrage may be described as the right of

educated people to govern a country

all citizens of a specified age to vote

blacks and non-blacks to share political power

people with a given amount of property to run for elections

Which of the following statements correctly compares indentured labourers and enslaved persons at the time of slavery?

Neither indentured labourers nor enslaved persons could legally own property.

Neither indentured labourers nor enslaved persons were paid wages by the estate owners.

Enslaved persons could not give evidence against their owners, indentured labourers could.

Children of indentured labourers, like children of enslaved persons, were the property of the estate owners.

Which of the following British amelioration proposals applied to enslaved females ONLY?

Protector to be appointed

No more separation of families

Religious instructions to be provided

In which chronological order did the following events occur? I. Cuban Revolution II. Haitian Revolution III. Grenadian Revolution

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

In which chronological order did the following disturbances take place? I. The Morant Bay Rebellion II. The Bussa Rebellion III. The Demerara Revolt IV. The Christmas Rebellion

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2018 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

CSEC Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2018 Questions