Indentured Labourers

People who move out of a country are called immigrants

• True

• False

The East Indians who came to the Caribbean were immigrants from India.

• True

• False

After emancipation, the Chinese came as immigrants to work on the sugar plantations.

• True

• False

The East Indians became immigrants when they settled in Jamaica.

• True

• False

Rajiv's parents were indentured servants. Which of the following were parts of the contract that they signed?

• To work for three years and then return home.

• To work for wages.

• To pay their own rent.

• To work for five or ten years to the end of their contract.

Which ethnic group am I? We came to Jamaica from 1860 to 1893.

• Africans

• East Indians

• Chinese

• Spaniard

Which ethnic group am I? We came from small villiages in South China.

• British

• Chinese

• East Indians

• Arawak

Which ethnic group am I? We came to the British Caribbean Islands in 1838 and 1917

• East Indian

• Chinese

• British

• Spanish

What are some of the reasons why people move?

• To get a better paid job.

• To find a disaster area.

• To avoid areas high crime rate.

• To experience better weather conditions.

Which option correctly shows the time line in which the different ethnic groups came to the Caribbean?

• Spanish, British, Africans

• Spanish, Africans, British

• British, Spanish, Africans

• Africans, Spanish, British