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WorksheetsIndentured Labourers
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
People who move out of a country are called immigrants
True
False
The East Indians who came to the Caribbean were immigrants from India.
True
False
After emancipation, the Chinese came as immigrants to work on the sugar plantations.
True
False
The East Indians became immigrants when they settled in Jamaica.
True
False
Rajiv's parents were indentured servants. Which of the following were parts of the contract that they signed?
To work for three years and then return home.
To work for wages.
To pay their own rent.
To work for five or ten years to the end of their contract.
Which ethnic group am I? We came to Jamaica from 1860 to 1893.
Africans
East Indians
Chinese
Spaniard
Which ethnic group am I? We came from small villiages in South China.
British
Chinese
East Indians
Arawak
Which ethnic group am I? We came to the British Caribbean Islands in 1838 and 1917
East Indian
Chinese
British
Spanish
What are some of the reasons why people move?
To get a better paid job.
To find a disaster area.
To avoid areas high crime rate.
To experience better weather conditions.
Which option correctly shows the time line in which the different ethnic groups came to the Caribbean?
Spanish, British, Africans
Spanish, Africans, British
British, Spanish, Africans
Africans, Spanish, British
What were the push factors that made the Indians leave India?
Famine, poverty, employment
Employment, paid passage to the West Indies, a better way of life
Unemployment, famine, poverty
poverty, bad weather, famine
What is NOT TRUE of the conditions of the East Indian labourers?
They were given housing
They were given clothing and tools
They were given basic food rations
They were not allowed to leave the plantations
Mr Chan left small villages in South China in 1884 and migrated to Jamaica. What two pull factors helped Mr Chan decide to migrate?
working long hours
secure employment and housing
poverty
land or cash payment at the end of the contract
People who move into a country are called immigrants.
True
False
