Caribbean Studies - Migration

Which Caribbean states did not bring in Indian indentured labourers to help alleviate the labour shortage that resulted after the abolition of slavery?

• Barbados

• Haiti

• Antigua

• Dominica

• Jamaica

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in the Caribbean?

• The Portuguese

• The Spanish

• The English

• The Dutch

• The French

Where were the majority of slaves taken from?

• West Africa

• East Africa

• North Africa

• South Africa

What was the first Caribbean member state to abolish slavery?

• Jamaica

• Trinidad

• Haiti

• Columbia

• Guadeloupe

Answer explanation

The Haitian Revolution - Led by the formerly enslaved Toussaint Louverture, effectively forced France to abolish slavery.

When was slavery abolished?

• 1842

• 1830

• 1835

• 1834

In 1834, where was slavery officially abolished?

• Every Caribbean member state

• All member states except Suriname

• All member states except Santo Domingo

• Slavery was never abolished, it lives on in the minds of the descendants

Where were the Javenese from?

• Javenya

• Your Mom's house

• (A region now known as) Malaysia

• (A region now known as) Indonesia

Who were the largest group of indentured labourers?

• East Indians

• Africans

• Europeans

• Syrians, Lebanese etc.

In the Caribbean, where are East Indians the majority demographic?

• Trinidad

• Guyana

• St. Vincent

• Dominica