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Apprenticeship and Amelioration

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The apprenticeship system was implemented to facilitate

a)

The end of slavery

b)

Peaceful transition from slavery to freedom

c)

Increase in profits

d)

Revolts

2.

Who were the abolitionists?

a)

The planters

b)

A group that worked for planters

c)

Stipendiary Magistrates

d)

A group that worked to put an end to slavery

3.

The Stipendiary Magistrates

a)

Were employed by the planters

b)

Were missionaries

c)

Were emoloyed to oversee the apprenticeship

d)

Were slave masters

4.

Which country opted out of the Apprenticeship System

a)

Barbados

b)

Jamaica

c)

Antigua

d)

Guyana

5.

The Amelioration Proposal was introduced in

a)

1830

b)

1818

c)

1823

d)

1856

6.

The slave trade ended in

a)

1804

b)

1807

c)

1831

d)

1823

7.

The apprentices had to work for

a)

40 1/2 hrs per month

b)

40 1/2 hrs per week

c)

40 1/2 hrs per annum

d)

13 1/2 hrs per week

8.

What was the purpose of the Amelioration proposals?

a)

Better living conditions for enslaved Africans

b)

To end slavery

c)

To reintroduce slavery

d)

To better the lives of slave masters

9.

In what year was slavery abolished?

a)

1962

b)

1834

c)

1838

d)

1732

10.

"Apprenticeship System" was introduced to the slaves after Emancipation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

a)

The slaves needed the extra work

b)

It was felt that the slave were not used to being independent

c)

It was thought that the slaves needed help to adjust to freedom.

d)

Exslaves needed time to adjust to recieving wages for work done.

11.

In which order did the following events occur.

a)

Emancipation, Apprenticeship, Abolition

b)

Abolition, Emancipation, Apprenticeship

c)

Apprenticeship, Abolition, Emancipation

d)

Emancipation, Abolition, Apprenticeship

12.

Which of these countries did not have large scale immigration after slavery was abolished?

a)

Trinidad

b)

Jamaica

c)

Barbados

d)

Brithish Guiana

13.

State the year in which Indian immigration ended.

a)

1915

b)

1916

c)

1917

d)

1918

14.

1. The Act of Emancipation came into effect on

a)

August 1, 1833

b)

August 1, 1834

c)

August 1, 1838

d)

August 1, 1840

15.

1. Which one of the following was NOT a provision of the Emancipation Act?

a)

Compensation to planters for the loss of their slaves

b)

Complete freedom for female slaves under 16 years of age

c)

Complete freedom for slaves under six years of age

d)

The establishment of the apprenticeship system

16.

Why did the British Government grant money to slave-owners in the colonies in 1833?

a)

To assist planters in buying machinery

b)

To help plantation owners pay ex-slaves

c)

To give planters a 'golden handshake'

d)

To compensate planters for the loss of labour

17.

The reason the Emancipation Act was passed was due to all of the following except?

a)

Planters did not adhere to the Amelioration measures.

b)

Abolitionists worked in and out of parliament highlighting the struggles of the enslaved.

c)

Planters felt it was easier to use freed labour than deal with abolitionists.

d)

The actions of the slaves in the Christmas Rebellion indicated that slaves were demanding their freedom.

18.

All of the following conditions helped to advance the movement toward emancipation EXCEPT ...

a)

The emergence of an industrial class in England

b)

The high cost of production of British West Indian sugar

c)

The political decline of the West India Lobby

d)

The planters desire to see enslaved people free

19.

The slaves in ________________________ were given immediate freedom.

a)

Barbados

b)

St. Kitts

c)

Grenada

d)

Antigua