Our Common Heritage Revision

Which of the following is NOT a major ethnic group that came to the Caribbean?

• Indians

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Syrians

The main reason for the Europeans coming to the Caribbean is to ______

• gain wealth

• find new trade routes to the east

• find precious metals

• become religious

The _______ and ________ came to the Caribbean to share in the weath gained by the Spaniards.

• English

• Americans

• French

• Chinese

Select 3 countries that our African ancestors came from.

• Benin

• Ghana

• Nigeria

• Russia

Africans were forced to work on sugar plantations in the Caribbean during the period of __________________.

• Independence

• Emancipation

• Apprenticeship

• Enslavement

A/An ________ is a community or group of people who share similar experiences and heritage.

• ancestor

• ethnic group

• desecndant

• apprentice

Which European ethic group is the first to arrive in the Caribbean?

• Spanish

• French

• Dutch

• English

The English arrived in Jamaica in _______.

• 1494

• 1655

• 1962

• 1838

The Spanish arrived in Jamaica in _______.

• 1494

• 1655

• 1962

• 1838

The Tainos arrived in Jamaica in about _______.

• 1494AD

• 700AD

• 1865AD

• 1838AD