Bermuda Studies 2nd part of Module A

Choose the best answer from the options below.

Ireland Island is named after ______________?

• The hundreds of Irish convicts sent to work in Bermuda by the Crown.

• The Irish Potato Famine which started there.

• Irish immigrants who set up businesses in Somerset.

Which governor was an advocate of social and economic change who did much for Bermuda and Bermudians during his seven-year service to the island?

• Governor Sharples

• Governor Harvey

• Governor Reid

Bermuda's change in economy from "sea to soil" led to an influx of workers of which nationalities?

• Filipinos and Brazilians

• Indians and Spanish

• West Indians and Portuguese

What is the name of the archipelago pictured to the left?

• Madeira Islands

• Cape Verde Islands

• The Azores

Azoreans were specialists at:

• Mining

• Agricultural work

• Shipbuilding

The vessel pictured left is a:

• Steamship

• Train

• Bermuda Sloop

Which source of labor could not be used in the economic move from sea to soil?

• Newly freed people

• Irish convicts

• West Indian workers

Which explorer was responsible for naming the West Indies?

• Vasco da Gama

• Herman Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

Which body of water is NOT located near the West Indian islands?

• Indian Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following European nations did NOT have colonies in the West Indies?

• Britain

• France

• Portugal