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East Indians

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was slavery abolished in Britain?

a)

1865

b)

1833

c)

1838

2.

What is the type of work called that replaced slavery?

a)

compensation

b)

abolition of slavery

c)

indentured servitude

3.

Name two ways indentured laborers were compensated.

a)

land and freedom

b)

restaurants and laundromats

c)

houses and money

4.

How often do indentured laborers get paid a salary?

a)

monthly

b)

never

c)

every two weeks

5.

In which period did the East Indians come to Belize?

a)

Classic period

b)

1865-1917

c)

period before the abolition of slavery

6.

What was the first East Indian settlement in Belize called?

a)

East Indian Settlement

b)

Toledo Settlement

c)

Elridgeville

7.

Which two crops did the East Indians initially farm?

a)

rice and sugar cane

b)

bananas and rice

c)

corn and rice

8.

When sugar relocated in the country, where did some East Indians settle?

a)

Orange Walk

b)

Corozal

c)

Stann Creek

9.

The final wave of East Indians came to Belize as _______

a)

indentured laborers

b)

merchants

c)

tourists

10.

Where did the last set of East Indians settle?

a)

Belize City

b)

Toledo

c)

Corozal