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East Indians

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Persons who signed a contract to work as labourers on the plantation were referred to as

a)

Indentured Labourers

b)

Contract workers

c)

Plantation labourers

d)

Slaves

2.

Which set of of immigrants were indentured labourers?

a)

Indians

b)

Africans

c)

Chinese

d)

Spaniards

e)

English

3.

Which ethnic group is this?

a)

Chinese

b)

East Indians

c)

Africans

d)

Tainos

4.

When did the East Indians arrive in Jamaica?

a)

May 11, 2020

b)

May 11, 1845

c)

May 10, 1854

d)

May 10, 1845

5.

Where are the East Indians from?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

How many years did the East Indians contracts last for?

a)

1 year

b)

3 years

c)

5 years

d)

10 years

7.

What document did the East Indians sign?

a)

Contract

b)

Report

c)

Letter

d)

Receipt

8.

What name is given to the housing East Indians lived in?

a)

Hut

b)

Tent

c)

Mansion

d)

Barrack

9.

Which parishes did the East Indians settle in after indentureship?

a)

Kingston

b)

Clarendon

c)

St. Mary

d)

Portland

e)

Westmoreland

10.

What PULL FACTORS influenced the East Indians to come to Jamaica?

a)

Money, housing and food

b)

War, money and housing

c)

Housing, drought and friends

d)

Friends, war and water