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HIST 112 Final Exam (May 2026)

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belize’s system of government is based on which of the following:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

House of Senate

c)

Bi-cameral national assembly

d)

Republic system

2.

Which of the following is Belize’s highest point of elevation?

a)

Baldebeacon

b)

Doyle’s Delight

c)

Victoria Peak

d)

Ben’s Bluff

3.

Which of the following communities was a maroon community?

a)

Sittee River

b)

Mullins River

c)

Galespoint Manatee

d)

Sandhill

4.

Which of these women was NOT elected to the House of Representatives?

a)

Hon. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia

b)

Hon. Thea Garcia

c)

Hon. Valerie Woods

d)

Hon. Tracy Panton

5.

These Prime Ministers of Belize served in which of the following orders?

a)

Musa, Barrow, Briceño

b)

Price, Barrow, Esquivel

c)

Price, Esquivel, Barrow

d)

Esquivel, Musa, Briceño

6.

Which of the following protected areas can be found in the Cayo District?

a)

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

b)

Gra Gra Lagoon National Park

c)

Guanacaste National Park

d)

Sarstoon-Temash National Park

7.

The Maya God of Corn/Agriculture is called:

a)

Kinich Ahau

b)

Yum K’aax

c)

Hunab Ku

d)

Chak

8.

The first agricultural settlements were established in which of the following periods?

a)

Post-classic

b)

Classic

c)

Pre-classic

d)

Megalithic

9.

New River to Sibun River in the south and Macal River in the west were the boundaries of:

a)

Dzuluinicob Province

b)

Manche Chol Province

c)

Chactemal Province

d)

Lubaantun

10.

Which of the following reasons is the most plausible for the decline of Maya civilization?

a)

War

b)

Diseases

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Ecological failure

11.

Which of the following periods refers to the time Maya civilization began to decline?

a)

Pre – Classic

b)

Post – Classic

c)

Classic

d)

Mid-Classic

12.

During the Maya civilization, southern Belize was called by what name?

a)

Dzuluinicob

b)

Chactemal

c)

Manche Chol

d)

Lubaantun

13.

Palo de tinte is another name for:

a)

Mahogany

b)

Logwood

c)

Samwood

d)

Rosewood

14.

The British pirates hid at this location to rob Spanish ships:

a)

St. George’s Caye

b)

Caye Chapel

c)

Ambergris Caye

d)

English Caye

15.

In what year did the Spaniards attack and remove settlers from that caye referred to at #14 above?

a)

1716

b)

1754

c)

1779

d)

1798

16.

The British sought to expand their boundaries further south in which agreement?

a)

Convention of London

b)

Treaty of Belize

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Madrid

17.

In which treaty were the British allowed to cut logwood between the Hondo and Belize rivers?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Convention of London

d)

Treaty of Madrid

18.

The final attack the Spaniards made on the British at St. George’s Caye occurred when?

a)

1779

b)

1798

c)

1787

d)

1981

19.

Which treaty spoke of the Spaniards giving their first formal permission for logwood cutting?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Madrid

c)

Convention of London

d)

Treaty of Versailles

20.

Enslaved Africans were first seen in Belize in:

a)

1765

b)

1670

c)

1834

d)

1724

21.

The enslaved were brought to Belize in larger numbers due to which commodity?

a)

Sugar

b)

Logwood

c)

Mahogany

d)

Chicle

22.

The earliest record of a slave revolt in Belize occurred in what year?

a)

1724

b)

1765

c)

1773

d)

1798

23.

When did British parliament declare that the slave trade was illegal in all of Britain’s territories?

a)

1807

b)

1834

c)

1838

d)

1840

24.

When did the free-coloureds finally gain equal rights as whites to vote in public meetings?

a)

1820

b)

1840

c)

1838

d)

1831

25.

Who was the first Superintendent to be appointed to British Honduras after the signing of the Convention of London?

a)

Marcus Despard

b)

George Arthur

c)

Mansfield William Bowen

d)

Thomas Paslow

26.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the Garinagu of Belize?

a)

They first came to Belize to work in the logging camps as wage labourers.

b)

They arrived in Central America on April 12, 1797.

c)

Their Ancestors were exiled from Yurumein to Belize in 1797.

d)

They were asked to settle below the Sibun.

27.

Which ethnic group arrived in Belize as a result of escaping the Caste war?

a)

Garinagu

b)

Mennonites

c)

Chinese

d)

Mestizos

28.

This group left Mexico in 1958 to avoid persecution for their traditional practices and beliefs?

a)

Garinagu

b)

Mennonites

c)

Chinese

d)

Mestizos

29.

When they were brought to work, the conditions were so harsh they sought refuge with the Cruzobs.

a)

Mennonites

b)

Indians

c)

Chinese

d)

Creoles

30.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

In 1864, Marcos Canul became the leader of the Icaiche Maya

b)

Asuncion Ek led the Chichanha Maya in battle against the British

c)

The Cruzob and San Pedro Maya waged war on the British

d)

The Santa Cruz Maya were close allies with the Yucatecos

31.

The Treaty of Belize was signed between the Yucatecos and the Chichanha Maya in what year?

a)

1853

b)

1864

c)

1866

d)

1859

32.

The cohune cabbage, roti, and takari are traditional food items of which ethnic group?

a)

Maya

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Mennonites

33.

Burnaby’s Code was established as a primitive constitution when?

a)

1807

b)

1798

c)

1765

d)

1670

34.

In what year were the indentured workers allowed in the colony to work for agricultural firms?

a)

1872

b)

1865

c)

1867

d)

1864

35.

According to Assad Shoman, the term workers refers to:

a)

Those who work for others for wages

b)

Those involved in the informal economy

c)

Those who own property and work for themselves

d)

The entire working class including those who do unpaid work

36.

The main issue that ignited the class action of 1894 was?

a)

The devaluation of the sol by 50%

b)

The discrimination against workers

c)

The arrest of Eve Jeffreys

d)

The denial of payment to workers

37.

In the advance and truck system, workers would receive:

a)

$100 credit in goods from the employer’s commissary

b)

Three months’ salary at Christmas time

c)

A bonus on their salary after the season was over

d)

50% of their salary each month

38.

The UNIA was established in Jamaica by:

a)

Samuel Haynes

b)

Malcolm X

c)

R.T. Meighan

d)

Marcus Garvey

39.

In what year did women who had paid for their own nursing training form the BCN?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1934

d)

1935

40.

The LUA was established in 1934 by?

a)

John Alexander Tom

b)

Clifford E. Betson

c)

Antonio Soberanis Gomez

d)

R.T. Meighan

41.

Which political party was formed on September 29, 1950?

a)

NIP

b)

PAC

c)

PUP

d)

HIP

42.

Who was the leader of the UWG?

a)

Eve Jeffreys

b)

Gwendolyn Lizarraga

c)

Mina Grant

d)

Vivian Seay

43.

When UBAD was formed, its leader was?

a)

Evan X Hyde

b)

Philip Goldson

c)

W.H. Courtenay

d)

Assad Shoman

44.

Which of the following organizations was NOT led by a woman?

a)

UWG

b)

BCN

c)

BHWTU

d)

BHFW

45.

Who led the BHFW that carried out charity work with working class women?

a)

Mina Grant

b)

Gwendolyn Lizarraga

c)

Vivian Seay

d)

Regina Utter

46.

A mediator was assigned to end the territorial dispute in which agreement?

a)

Treaty of 1859

b)

Heads of Agreement

c)

Maritime Areas Act

d)

Webster’s Proposal

47.

Which agreement was made between Guatemala and the United Kingdom about Belize?

a)

1859 Treaty

b)

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

c)

Treaty of Belize

d)

Dallas-Clarendon Treaty

48.

Voters were expected to participate in a national referendum in Belize in 2019 regarding which of these:

a)

Heads of Agreement

b)

Maritime Areas Act

c)

Facilitation Process

d)

International Court of Justice

49.

Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth and facilitator for Belize in the Facilitation Process:

a)

Assad Shoman

b)

Paul Richler

c)

Shridath Ramphal

d)

Pedro Aycinena

50.

Guatemalan Foreign Minister who signed the special agreement to take the dispute to the ICJ:

a)

Paul Richler

b)

Haroldo Rodas

c)

Jorge Serrano

d)

Pedro Aycinena

51.

Place the correct names next to the letter on the map:

52.

Identify the following places on the map:

53.

Match the description that corresponds with the names below:

a)

He advocated for freed coloureds to gain equal rights as whites in the Public Meeting.

1.

George Hyde

b)

When a large number of Garinagu came to Belize in 1823, it was under his leadership.

2.

Alejo Beni

c)

Following his wife’s advice, he removed the Spanish priests from the island of Tayasal.

3.

Can Ek

54.

Match the terms that correspond with the following definitions:

a)

Floating vessels made from cabbage palm that were used to transport logwood down the river.

1.

Bark logs

b)

A vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question.

2.

Referendum

c)

A method used by labourers to advocate for actions to improve their wages and working conditions.

3.

Petition

d)

The legal instrument by which slave owners granted freedom to their slaves.

4.

Manumission

55.

BHFW stands for​ (a)  

56.

BHWTU stands for the​ (a)  

57.

The GWU means​ (a)  

58.

The LUA is the ​ ​ (a)  

59.

The NCWU stands for​ (a)  

60.

RAM stands for​ (a)  

61.

UBAD means​ (a)  

62.

The UNIA means​ (a)  

63.

Assess the impact the Spanish invasion of Mayaland had on the early Mayas of Belize. Describe FOUR ways the Mayas were affected. (8 marks)

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64.

Evaluate how the mahogany revolution changed the British Honduras settlement and describe FOUR of the changes that occurred at that time. (8 marks)

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65.

Despite the slave owners claiming otherwise, the slaves in British Honduras were treated with severe cruelty.  Justify this statement by providing FOUR examples of how the enslaved were treated. (8 marks)

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66.

Summarize the circumstances that led to the FIRST arrival of each of the following ethnic groups - Creoles, Garinagu, Mestizos, and Indians.  (8 marks)

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67.

Summarize any TWO attempts to resolve the Guatemalan claim. Provide all relevant details including year, key individuals involved, and the outcome. (8 marks)

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