Grade 8 Civics

The first newspaper was called the ________________.

• Nassau Guardian

• Newspaper

• Gazette

The American war of independence ended in what year?

• 1780

• 1781

• 1782

• 1783

Prior to 1942, workers were compensated. What does the word compensated mean?

• fired

• paid

• hired

• freed

The Bahamas Federation of Labour was established in what year?

• 1492

• 1942

• 1497

• 1943

Before Independence what was the Bahamas called?

• Great Britain

• The Bahamas

• The Colony of The Bahamas

• The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Who controlled the payment of labour in the pre-independent Bahamas?

• The Bay Street Merchants

• The United Bahamian Party

The Burma Road Riot was held in __________

• 1953

• 1942

• 1954

• 1990

Who was the father of the Labour Movement in The Bahamas?

• Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling

• Sir Randol Fawkes

What was the Progressive Liberal Party's Slogan when the party was established in 1953?

Which happened first? The Burma Road Riot or The General Strike?