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WorksheetsCaribbean Studies: The Indentured Labourers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When did the Indians Arrive in Trinidad?
30 March 1845
30 May 1845
30 May 1945
30 March 1945
How many Indians came on the first trip?
326
126
226
426
how many voyages occurred in total between Trinidad and India?
320
420
850
130
What was the ethnic composition of the immigrants
Hindu, Methodist, Roman Catholic
Anglican, Hindu, Tribal People
Hindu, Muslim, Christian Buddist
How long were the Indians contracted to work in Trinidad?
5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
Identify the reason for choosing indentured labourers.
i. African slaves abandoned the estates
ii. Near ruin of the sugar industries.
iii. The Indians were stronger.
i ONLY
i and ii ONLY
ii ONly
ALL of the above
Which other countries supplied Indentured labourers?
USA and Canada
United Kingdom and Germany
Japan and Indonesia
China, France and Madiera
What did the Chinese labourers do for a living?
Opened shops
Planted rice
Built houses.
Which areas in Trinidad were settled by the immigrants?
Maracas, Mayaro and Toco.
St. James, Caroni, Diego Martin, San Juan, and Port of Spain
San Fernando, Princes Town, Rio Claro and Santa Cruz
The Indians migrated to escape extreme poverty and starvation in their homeland.
TRUE
FALSE
