WorksheetsThe Establishment of the Peasantry 1838-1900
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
The two most popular occupations for ex-slaves after emancipation were
Small scale agriculture and retail trading
Small scale agriculture and handicraft
retail trading and fishing
retail trading and handicraft
Under the metayage system, employers were expected to
pay their labourers a minimum wage
receive a share of the crop produced by their tenants
sell their portion of the crop to their labourers
provide housing and wages for their tenants
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the establishment of the peasantry?
expansion of small-scale farming
mechanization of the sugar industry
introduction of immigration labour
reduction in sugar prices
Which of the following BEST defines a West Indian peasant proprietor?
someone who works for very low wages
someone who owns and cultivates at least two acres of land
someone who works on a large farm
someone who sells ground provisions in the market
There were more free villages in Jamaica than there were in Barbados because
in Jamaica there was more land available
in Barbados the ex-slaves did not want to leave the plantations
the Jamaican planters encouraged their ex-slaves to set up free villages
the Jamaican ex--slaves had more money to buy land than the ex-slaves in Barbados
Which of the following was NOT a means by which ex-slaves required land after emancipation?
buying old estate lands
receiving land from the British government
renting estate lands
squatting on Crown land
Which of the following BEST explains why there were so few 'free villages' in Antigua?
There was a large supply of ex-slaves in Antigua
The Antiguan ex-slaves were not required to serve an apprenticeship period
There was very little land available in Antigua
Wages for plantation labour in Antigua were extremely high
Which religious denomination gave the most assistance to free villages immediately after emanicpation?
Baptist
Anglicans
Catholics
Presbyterians
Which of the following was NOT a result of the development of the peasantry in the British Caribbean after 1838?
A growing sense of independence among ex-slaves
legalization of the practice of obeah
diversification of the economy
greater expansion of the non-conformist churches
Which of the following are reasons why several plantation owners sold their plantations immediately after emancipation?
I. Their plantation were unprofitable
II. There was a scarcity of labourers
II. They were given additional compensation
A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following actions were used to obstruct the development of the peasantry in the British Caribbean?
I. Refusing to issue licenses to work outside estates
II. Signing long labour contracts
III. Evicting squatters
IV.Selling crown lands at high prices
A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I, II and IV only
D. II, III and IV only
Which of the following were benefits gained by ex-slaves in establishing free villages?
I. Freedom of worship
II. Social privileges equal to whites
III. Economic prosperity through the sale of cash crops
Iv. Creation of a distance between ex-slaves and planters
A. I, II and III only
B. I, III and IV only
C. II, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV
