WorksheetsBritish West Indies System of government
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Old Representative System was the first form of government started by the British in the
18th century.
20th century
19th century
The Crown Colony was introduced in the 19th century before the Old Representative System.
True
False
There were two significant changes in the West Indian government systems in the 20th century. They were
Independence Movements and Republics
Republics and Crown Colony
Old Representative System and Crown Colony
Trinidad and ............. both went on to become Republican countries.
Guyana
Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda
Tobago was joint to Trinidad under the
Crown Colony System
Old Representative System
Independence Movement
What event was significant to Trinidad and Tobago in 1976?
Independence Movement
Republic status
The Federation
Under the Old Representative System the planters and merchants were subject to the Crown/Monarchy.
True
False
The reason the Crown Colony system was implemented was because the planters and merchants had free franchise.
True
False
Which is the order of events for most of the British West Indies:
Old Representative System
Crown Colony
Federation
Independence Movement
Democracy
In what year did Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago gain Independence status?
1976
1962
1956
