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CSEC Caribbean History Paper 2 May/June 2016 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
Free CXC Caribbean History Paper 2 May/June 2016 past paper from 2016. Includes a worked answer key. Open the PDF, take a timed test, and study with AI on Caribbean AI.
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When the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean, they encountered Tainos and Kalinagos living on the different islands.
[25 marks]
Name TWO islands that were occupied by the Kalinagos. Name TWO islands that were occupied by the Tainos.
[4 marks]
Name TWO islands that were occupied by the Kalinagos
[2 marks]
Name TWO islands that were occupied by the Tainos.
[2 marks]
Outline THREE reasons for the migrations of Taino and Kalinago peoples within the Caribbean.
[9 marks]
Examine THREE features of the settlement patterns of Taino and Kalinago peoples when the Europeans came.
[12 marks]
What was the Kalinago chief called?
[1 mark]
State THREE qualities a Kalinago chief was expected to possess.
[3 marks]
Describe THREE features of the raids which the Kalinagos made against the Taino villages.
[9 marks]
Examine THREE features of the government of a Kalinago society.
[12 marks]
Name TWO English ports that were involved in the transatlantic trade.
[2 marks]
Name TWO West African places from which captives were obtained.
[5 marks]
Outline THREE ways in which captives were obtained in Africa for the transatlantic trade in captive Africans.
[9 marks]
Explain THREE features of the process involved in bringing captives from the point of capture to the plantations in the Caribbean.
[12 marks]
State FOUR uses of land on a typical sugar estate.
[4 marks]
Describe the functions of THREE types of buildings that could be found on a typical sugar estate.
[9 marks]
Explain how labour was organized on a typical sugar estate.
[12 marks]
List FOUR geographical features which facilitated the development of maroon communities in the Caribbean.
[4 marks]
Describe THREE features of the origins and growth of maroon communities in Jamaica.
[9 marks]
Examine THREE strategies used by maroon communities to overcome the obstacles to their development.
[12 marks]
Name the leader of the Jamaican rebellion of 1831.
[1 mark]
Name THREE religious leaders who were blamed for the rebellion of 1831.
[3 marks]
State THREE causes of the 1831 rebellion in Jamaica.
[9 marks]
Explain THREE consequences of the 1831 rebellion in Jamaica.
[12 marks]
As a former enslaved person and a deacon in a Baptist Church, you have agreed to give a speech about the views of the opposing sides of the movement for the abolition of slavery. In your speech explain TWO reasons why enslaved Africans actively supported the movement to end plantation slavery and THREE reasons why Caribbean sugar planters did not support abolition.
[25 marks]
You are a humanitarian speaking in a session on the abolition of African enslavement. Write the speech you will deliver, explaining TWO reasons why France abolished the enslavement of Africans in 1848 and THREE reasons why Spain did not abolish African enslavement in Cuba until 1886.
[25 marks]
The year is 1876. You are a planter who has inherited a plantation which engaged in the large-scale importation of Indian labour after 1838. Write an article for your local newspaper explaining TWO ways in which Indian immigrant labour affected the fortunes of the Caribbean sugar industry between 1838 and 1876, and THREE contributions of the Indian immigrant to Caribbean culture.
[25 marks]
You are a former governor who has returned to England and are discussing recent changes in the British Caribbean with a long-time friend. In your conversation, explain TWO reasons why Crown colony government replaced representative government in some British Caribbean territories in the second half of the 1800s, and THREE measures taken under crown colony government to improve education OR public health during this period.
[25 marks]
As a merchant doing business in the late 1800s, you have observed that while the Cuban sugar industry developed rapidly by the late 1800s, sugar production declined in some British Caribbean territories. Write a letter to the owner of your merchant house examining TWO factors which caused the British Caribbean sugar industry to decline in the late 1800s, and THREE reasons why the Cuban sugar industry prospered during this period.
[25 marks]
You are a woman who is an active trade unionist in the 1980s. Write a report on the bauxite industry in which you examine TWO factors responsible for the development of this industry in Guyana and Jamaica, and THREE effects of the industry on women in these societies.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Write an essay in which you examine ANY THREE reasons for the interest of the United States in acquiring Cuba up to the 1870s, and examine TWO strategies used by the United States to gain control of Cuba during the same period.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Write an essay examining ANY THREE factors which led the United States to exert greater influence in the British Caribbean between 1939 and 1985 and discussing TWO ways in which the United States involvement affected the British Caribbean during the same period.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
During the early 1900s, there were attempts at establishing federations in the Leeward and Windward Islands.
Write an essay explaining THREE arguments used to justify these attempts and examining TWO reasons why these attempts met with resistance.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Constitutional arrangements varied among the countries of the Caribbean, with territories seeking alternatives to independence. The French government adopted the policy of Assimilation for their Caribbean colonies.
Write an essay discussing THREE reasons why the French government adopted the policy of Assimilation in 1871 and examining TWO arguments used to support the decision of French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe to remain departments of France.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Discrimination with respect to race and gender was a noticeable feature of life in the British Caribbean during the 1900s.
Write an essay examining THREE ways in which racial discrimination was practised in the British Caribbean between 1900 and 1962 and discussing TWO ways in which the activities of women’s organizations improved the quality of women’s lives during the same period.
[25 marks]
All essays in this section must be well developed with a clear introduction and conclusion. Points must be logically sequenced and should be supported with relevant details and examples. Marks will be awarded for good organization and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Write an essay explaining THREE reasons why cricket became popular in the British Caribbean in the 1900s and examining TWO ways in which cricket contributed to Caribbean identity and social life during the period 1900–1985.
Write the question number of the question you are answering in the box provided at the top left of pages 16–20.
[25 marks]