Social Studies- Important Dates

Jamaica gained Independence in the ______ century.

• 20th

• 19th

• 18th

• 17th

Which Italian and group came to Jamaica in 1494?

• English

• Admiral Pen

• Christopher Columbus

• Spaniards

In 1655, the _____ came to Jamaica.

• Spanish

• French

• Haiti

• English

In which year did Jamaica receive Emancipation?

• 1494

• 1962

• 1838

• 1944

At what age were you first allowed to vote in Jamaica?

• 18

• 21

• 13

• 16

Universal Adult Suffrage is the right to vote first initiated in

• 1948

• 1944

• 1962

• 1989

A slave rebellion took place in

• 1835

• 1834

• 1832

• 1830

Which events took place in 1865?

• Death of Paul Bogle

• Morant Bay Independence

• Hanging of George William Gordon

• Morant Bay Rebellion

Jamaica has been independent since 1962. How many years would that be in total?

The Coronavirus became a pandemic all around the world. In year was it first identified?

• 2020

• 2019

• 2000

• 2021