East Indians

When was slavery abolished in Britain?

• 1865

• 1833

• 1838

What is the type of work called that replaced slavery?

• compensation

• abolition of slavery

• indentured servitude

Name two ways indentured laborers were compensated.

• land and freedom

• restaurants and laundromats

• houses and money

How often do indentured laborers get paid a salary?

• monthly

• never

• every two weeks

In which period did the East Indians come to Belize?

• Classic period

• 1865-1917

• period before the abolition of slavery

What was the first East Indian settlement in Belize called?

• East Indian Settlement

• Toledo Settlement

• Elridgeville

Which two crops did the East Indians initially farm?

• rice and sugar cane

• bananas and rice

• corn and rice

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

• Orange Walk

• Corozal

• Stann Creek

The final wave of East Indians came to Belize as _______

• indentured laborers

• merchants

• tourists

Where did the last set of East Indians settle?

• Belize City

• Toledo

• Corozal