Majority Rule Bahamas

What was the pay for unskilled men workers prior to 1942?

• 8 shilling

• 4 shilling

• 6 shilling

• 2 shilling

What was the pay for unskilled women workers prior to 1942?

• 40 cents

• 31 cents

• 16 cents

• 25 cents

When was The Bahamas Federation of Labour established?

• 1973

• 1967

• 1953

• 1942

Who controlled the payment of labour prior to 1942?

• The white political class

• American workers

• The Bay Street merchants

• The Bahamas Federation of Labour

What led to the Burma Road Riot of 1942?

• The formation of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

• The working people withdrawing their labour

• Equal pay for American workers

• The Riot Act being read

When was the Progressive Liberal Party established?

• 1967

• 1942

• 1973

• 1953

Who was the first president of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement?

• Marguerite Pindling

• Ruby Ann Cooper Darling

• Georgianna Symonette

• Mary Ingraham

When were women allowed to vote for the first time in The Bahamas?

• 1967

• 1965

• 1953

• 1962

Who threw the mace out of a window into the crowd of Bahamians during Black Tuesday?

• Sir Milo Butler

• Sir Lynden Pindling

• Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield

• Mary Ingraham

Which party won the election in 1967, bringing majority rule to The Bahamas for the first time?

• The Bahamas Federation of Labour

• Progressive Liberal Party

• The Bay Street merchants

• The white political class