Our Common Heritage (5AP)

The first set of people to inhabit Jamaica were the________ .

• Spaniards

• Africans

• Tainos

• Chinese

On August 1 Jamaicans celebrate the freedom of their ancestors from a life of brutal treatment and from being the property of plantation owners.

What is this day called?

• Independence Day

• Labour Day

• National Heroes Day

• Emancipation Day

What transport was used to carry the Africans to Jamaica?

• trucks

• aeroplanes

• ships

• animals

Which group first introduced slavery in the Caribbean?

• Spanish

• English

• French

• Dutch

What is the correct term for people who came before us?

• descendants

• settlers

• ethnic groups

• ancestors

The act of settling among and taking control of an indigenous group of people is known as __________ .

• apprenticeship

• squatting

• colonization

• donmanship

Africans, English, Tainos, Spanish and East Indians are all names of _______

• ethnic groups

• indentured slaves

• national heroes

• spoken languages

Another name for the 'triangular trade' is the ________ .

• Middle Passage

• Transatlantic Trade

• Caribbean Union

• CARICOM

Three(3) continents involved in the triangular trade are

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• All of the above

The Spanish DID NOT come to the Caribbean to.....

• import African slaves

• find gold

• control the spice trade

• find a new route to the east