General Knowledge
Which National Hero appears on the Jamaican fifty dollar bill?
Samuel Sharpe.
What was the Apprenticeship System?
A transition between slavery and freedom.
How much money was Stipendiary Magistrates paid?
Between $300 and $400 dollars a year.
Give another name for Haiti?
San Dominique.
In what year was emancipation?
1838
What is the WKMHS motto and what does it mean?
Ignorance enslaves, knowledge liberates.
What was the Treadmill and how was it used?
A torture devise for apprentices, steps going around.
Give another name for Stipendiary Magistrates.
Special Magistrates.
Why was Haiti the pearl of the Antilles?
Richest slave colony in the British Caribbean.
What is the difference between a Grand Blanc and a Petit Blanc?
One owned more property and was richer.
What is the FULL name for the public transportation buses in Jamaica?
Jamaica Urban Transit Company.
What was the name AND title of the man who created the AS?
Colonial Under-Secretary James Stehen.
Describe the reasons why Stipendiary Magistrates had a hard time.
Small pay, had to rely on planters, treated badly if they were fair.
What three (3) things was Haiti producing during slavery?
Indigo, Sugar, Coffee and Cotton.
Differentiate between an African born slave and a Creole born slave.
One born into slavery/one already knows freedom.
What is the name of the currency used in England?
Pound Sterling.
State three (3) conditions of the AS?
Slaves under 6 were free, field slaves 6 yrs, Domestic 4.
In what three (3) ways did the planters try to cheat the AS?
Changed domestic to field, locked up slaves then released, cut rations.
Whites, Mulattoes and Blacks.
Compare and contrast the Town, Domestic, Field and Artisan slaves.
Clothing, prestige, hard labour, living accomodations.
In what state is the White House of the president of the United States?
Washington D.C
Who designed the Emancipation Act of 1833?
William Wilberforce.
Why was AS a failure?
Jamaica, Barbados refused to implement it, apprentices were exploited,
Why were the ethnic groups fighting amongst themselves?
Whites/Aristocrats. Mulattos Positions. Blacks freedom.
How was the land on a sugar plantation divided up and used?
Pasture, Woodland, Cane fields, Buildings, mill