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  • Which group of people were living in Jamaica when the Spanish came?
    The Tainos
  • Which part of Africa were slaves taken from? (East, West, North, South)
    West
  • Jamaica was colonized by both the Spanish and the English (True or False)
    True
  • Slaves were branded with a hot iron (True or False)
    True
  • Which European group first settle in the Caribbean?
    Spanish/Spaniards
  • A country owned by a more powerful country is called a
    Colony
  • Another word for Emancipation is __________
    Freedom
  • Europeans came to the West Indies to acquire wealth (True or False)
    True
  • The French ruled Jamaica at one point. (True or False)
    False
  • The Europeans raided African villages for slaves (True or False)
    False
  • What were on the ship as it sailed from Europe to West Africa?
    Guns/cloth/manufactured goods
  • The Africans willingly came to the West Indies (True or False)
    False
  • Slaves were taken from Spain England and France. (True or False)
    False
  • Slaves were sold during an auction (True or False)
    True
  • The main crop cultivated during slavery was ___________
    Sugarcane
  • What name do we give to the people who live in the continent of Europe?
    Europeans
  • Give two duties of a house slave
    cooking, cleaning, looking after the planters children
  • How many areas were involved in the Triangular Trade?
    3
  • Most of Jamaica´s population today is made up of Africans (True or False)
    True
  • The Spaniards came to Jamaica in 1494 (True or False)
    True
  • What are 2 categories of slaves found on the plantations
    Field Slaves /House Slaves
  • Name 2 byproducts of sugarcane
    rum/sugar/molasses
  • The journey from West Africa to the West Indies was called
    The Middle Passage
  • The English took over Jamaica from the Spanish in which year?
    1655
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