Grade 5 Social Studies Diagnostic Task : #1

Why did the Europeans settle in the Caribbean?

They wanted to _____.

• use the area to build ships

• increase their wealth

• rule the New World

• start slavery

Which BEST describes the Middle Passage?

The journey of _______.

• enslaved Africans from Africa to Europe

• the Europeans from the Caribbean to Europe

• enslaved Africans from Africa to the Caribbean

• the Europeans from Europe to Africa

How did the rich planters meet their need for housing?

By building a/an______.

• overseers house on the plantation

• great house on the plantation

• mill near a river

• mansion on a hill

Look at the timeline and answer the question below.

What years of arrival should be placed at R and S?

• R- 1612

  S- 1962

• R-1530

  S-1853

• R- 1624

  S- 1838

• R- 1655

  S -1845

Why did the Chinese come to Jamaica in 1854? To_____.

• find new land

• work as slaves

• start jewellery stores

• work as indentured labourers

Nanny of the Maroons is often described as a freedom fighter. Why is this so?

She_____.

• enjoyed fighting

• was the leader of the Maroons

• planned warfare and inspired the fight against slavery

• was a spiritual leader who used her supernatural skills to free many slaves

Based on the information above, what was Samuel Sharpe hoping to achieve?

He wanted to_____.

• be selected as a national hero

• bring about changes in the lives of the enslaved

• unite whites from different plantations in Jamaica

• show the enslaved Africans how to demonstrate peacefully for their rights

Why was the Morant Bay Rebellion an important event in Jamaica’s history?

It led to______.

• a change in how Jamaicans were governed

• more freed Africans being able to vote

• more enslaved Africans being freed

• the death of two national heroes

How did George William Gordon try to help poor Jamaicans after emancipation?

• Providing all the poor with jobs and a place to live.

• By giving the poor money to buy food and clothes.

• Selling pieces of his land so that they could become farmers.

• Providing them with good Christian teachings.

How did this event impact their fight to bring about change?

It may have_______.

• encouraged them to continue to fight against slavery and gave them ideas about how to start a rebellion

• inspired them to continue to encourage ex-slaves to reject the same bad conditions they experienced after slavery

• influenced them to become national heroes

• taught them how to fight