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WorksheetsThe History of Trinidad
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A society is: ____
a family
a group of silblings
a group of people living together by a common culture
_______is the way of life of a people, which includes language, religion, foods, clothes, music, festivals and dance.
Ecosystem
Culture
Society
Trinidad and Tobago can be described as a ___________country.
cosmopolitan
love
educated
Cosmopolitan means: ______________ .
loving
caring
multi-cultural, multi - racial and multi - religion
Christopher Columbus re-discovered Trinidad for the Queen and King of Spain in ________ .
1498
1962
1974
British arrived to claim Trinidad for the Queen of England in
1979
1797
1701
The Amerindians ( Arawaks and Caribs) came from :
South America
Tobago
India
The Caribs were governed by a _____________ or Chief.
King
Cacique
Arawaks
All these are Amerindian place names Except:
Caroni
Arima
Belmont
Pastelles, arepas, parang and cuatro are contributions made from the _________ group.
Spanish
French
African
The Africans were brought to Trinidad from Africa __________
to work in shops
when Amerindian slave labour failed.
to open businesses
The first group of __________ labourers arrived on October 12th, 1806.
East Indian
French
Chinese
In _______ , the East Indian came to Trinidad. They worked on the sugar plantations for a small stipend.
1845
1804
1945
The _______ introduced the first Carnival in Trinidad.
English
French
Spanish
Moko Jumbie, Midnight Robbers, obeah, Soucoyant and douen are the folklore of the ____________ .
Africans
Chinese
British
