Money and Jobs
What big industry helped the Cayman Islands make more money in the late 1900s?
What is tourism?
Which country ruled the Cayman Islands before they had more control over their own laws?
What is the United Kingdom?
What was a common job for Caymanian men that made them leave home for long periods?
What is working on ships?
What small boat is famous in Caymanian history?
What is the catboat?
What is the official language of the Cayman Islands?
What is English?
What other major business became important besides tourism?
What is banking?
In what year did the Cayman Islands get their first constitution?
What is 1959?
What big change happened in the Cayman Islands’ population as the economy grew?
What is more people moved to the islands?
What sea animal was very important for the early Caymanian economy?
What is the green sea turtle?
What Caymanian festival celebrates history with music and dancing?
What is Pirates Week?
In which decade did the Cayman Islands’ economy grow quickly?
What is the 1960s?
Who was the first Governor of the Cayman Islands after the new constitution?
Who is Athelstan Charles Ethelwulf Long?
How did tourism change the kinds of jobs people had?
What is it created more jobs in hotels and restaurants?
What were Caymanian-built schooners mainly used for?
What is catching turtles and transporting goods?
What is a traditional Caymanian dish made from a sea animal?
What is turtle stew?
What helped the Cayman Islands become a place for international banks?
What is the creation of tax-friendly laws?
What important government change happened in 1972?
A new constitution that gave Caymanians more control?
What social service improved because of the islands’ economic growth?
What is education or healthcare?
Why were Caymanian sailors respected around the world?
What is they were skilled at sailing and navigating?
How has the culture of the Cayman Islands changed with people moving there from other countries?
What is new foods and traditions have been introduced?
How did the new economy change old jobs like shipbuilding and turtling?
What is they became less important as tourism and banking grew?
How did the 1972 constitution give the Cayman Islands more independence?
It created a system where local leaders had more power?
How did women’s roles in society change in the late 1900s?
What is they started working more and having bigger roles in the community?
How did the Cayman Islands’ connection to the sea shape their culture?
What is it created a strong community and a love for the ocean?
What has the Cayman Islands done to protect their culture while modernizing?
What is creating festivals, museums, and schools that teach about Caymanian history?