Immigration from other parts of the world

Why did the Greek people came to our Island.

• For the sun

• For the blue Sea

• For the freedom

• For the Sponge industry

When was the sponge industry started?

(a)  

True or False The sponge was gathered with iron hooks attached to a pole in a kraal.

(a)  

How was the sponges cleaned?

• Soak, beaten hang on the line

• Soak in kraal, for a few days, beaten with a stick and hang to dry

• Soak in kraal, for a few days, beaten with a stick and covered

• Soak in kraal, for a few days, beaten with a stick to remove the outer covering and then scraped to clean.

After they were clean weighed and prepared for export to where?

• the local businesses

• to the USA

• China

• Paris in France

What year did disease attacked the sponge bed?

• 1931

• 1934

• 1936

• 1938

When the industry fail, the workers found other work. Some of them set up what?

• take away

• fishing stalls

• craft stall

• restaurants

What was the name of the descendants ?

• Millers, Pinders and Mackey

• Smith, Taylor and Bowe's

• Psilinakis, Cooper and Maillis

• Psilinakis, Mosko and Maillis

What year did the Chinese people start coming to The Bahamas?

• 1950

• 1942

• 1940

• 1960

Why did the Chinese people came to The Bahamas?

• to visit The Bahamas

• for freedom

• to help build The Bahamas

• None of the above