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Grade 5 Social Studies Quiz July 24

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Spanish came to Jamaica in______.

a)

1495

b)

1494

c)

1492

d)

1490

2.

_____ were the first European group to come to Jamaica.

a)

The Spanish

b)

The English

c)

The French

d)

The Dutch

3.

When Christopher Columbus came to Jamaica, he found the ____ living there

a)

The natives

b)

The Tainos

c)

The Caribs

d)

The Aztecs

4.

The main reasons for the Europeans had for exploring the new world were________.

a)

To find new people

b)

To find the Tainos

c)

To plant cane

d)

To find new trade routes and to find precious metals such as gold.

5.

In which century did the English come to Jamaica?

a)

The 17th century

b)

The 18th century

c)

The 19th century

d)

The 20th century

6.

When the English came to Jamaica in 1655, all the Tainos were ______.

a)

Alive and happy

b)

Living peacefully with the Spanish

c)

All extinct

d)

Had moved away

7.

The ­­­­­­______ were taken to the Caribbean to work as slaves.

a)

English

b)

Africans

c)

Americans

d)

Caribs

8.

The main crop that was planted by the English was ______.

a)

Ginger

b)

Pimento

c)

Sugar cane

d)

banana

9.

Which part of the Caribbean did the Tainos settle?

a)

The lesser Antilles

b)

Only in Jamaica

c)

The Greater Antilles

d)

In Guyana

10.

At first, Columbus thought he had sailed to ______ when he first arrived in the Caribbean.

a)

China

b)

North America

c)

Brazil

d)

India

11.

What is colonisation?

a)

The take over and fully control another country

b)

To share ideas with another country

c)

To take the people of one country and bring them to another

d)

To invite the people to live in another country

12.

In what year did Jamaica gain its independence from England?

a)

1920

b)

1953

c)

1962

d)

1980