Social Studies

The way we eat, the songs we sing, the music we make, the way we dress and the environment which allows it is called our _______

• Life

• responsibility

• culture

• festival

People who left India in the 1800's to live in the Caribbean were likely to work as ______

• Indian slaves

• plantation supervisors

• emigrants

• indentured labourers

I did not like working on plantations. A soon as the contract ended, I left to set up a grocery shop. This is most likely ________

• an Indian

• an African

• A Taino

• a Chinese

One of the items in the list below was not a push factor for Indian Indentured labourers leaving home to find work in the Caribbean

• poverty

• promises of a better lifestyle

• escaping famine

• heavy taxation

Which of the following cultural cooking practices was passed on by the Africans?

• sweet and sour dishes

• curry dishes

• cassava dishes

• ackee dishes

Camille experienced a cultural event where she saw groups of people put small lamps around their home and on the streets. There were lights all around.

• Crop Over Festival

• Hosay

• Diwali

• Passover

Which is a Jewish festival?

• Diwali

• Passover

• Crop Over

• Hosay

One of the following is not a religious festival

• Hosay

• Diwali

• Crop Over

• Passover

What is meant by indentureship?

• A contract for employment for a set period of time

• An East Indian or Chinese labourer

• wages paid for labour

• A passage from India to the Caribbean

Which of the following was not an indentured immigrant?

• Jews

• Chinese

• Africans

• Indians