The East Indians and The Chinese

The first group of people who came to the Caribbean were the ____.

• Africans

• Amerindians

• Europeans

• East Indians

The Spaniards were the ____ group of people that came to the Caribbean.

• third

• first

• second

• fourth

The East Indians came to Jamaica in ____.

• 1945

• 1838

• 1962

• 1513

An ethnic group is________.

• the way of life of a people

• the traditions passed down from our ancestors.

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

• The Caribbean

The way of life of a particular people is called ____.

• ethnic group

• culture

• heritage

• ancestors

The things of value that our ancestors have passed down to us is known as our________.

• culture

• festivals

• canrival

• heritage

The order in which the different ethnic groups came to the Caribbean is:

• Spanish, British, Africans

• Spanish, Africans, British

• British, Spanish, Africans

• Africans, Spanish, Spaniards

What were the PUSH factors that made the Indians leave India?

• famine, poverty, employment

• employment, paid passage to the West Indies, a better way of life

• unemployment, famine, poverty

• poverty, bad weather, famine

What is meant by an indentureship?

• A contract of employment for a set period of time

• An East Indian or Chinese labourer

• A passage from India to the Caribbean

• Wages for paid work

In what year did emancipation occur in Jamaica?

• 1962

• 1655

• 1513

• 1838