Indentured Labourers of the Caribbean

The Chinese and Indians were given a contract which bonded them for five or ten years to work on plantations. This was called__________.

• indentured labour

• indentureship

• indentured servants

They came mainly from the cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. They were the____________.

• Indians

• Chinese

• Africans

• Europeans

People who move out of a country are called ____________.

• Immigrants

• emigrants

• Africans

• Chinese

Better heath care would be considered a ________ for someone to move to another area.

• push factor

• pull factor

Another word for wages is __________.

• money

• land

• salary

How were the labourers transported from their countries of origin to the Caribbean?

• ship

• boat

• plane

• car

Tick all the foods that the East Indians brought to the Caribbean.

• suey mein

• Bombay mango

• chutney

• dhal

Which ethnic group wears the Kurta-dhoti?

• Africans

• Indians

• Chinese

• Eurropeans

Which ethnic group uses the chopstick as an eating utensil?

• Chinese

• Indians

• Africans

• Europeans

What is an ethnic group?

• things of value passed down from generation to generation.

• the way of life of a people

• a community or group of people who share common ancestors and culture