Vocab 1
Vocab and History
History 1
History 2
100

to take control of an area which previously belonged to someone else

colonise

100

an official message

proclamation

100

Who were the first 2 settlers?

Mr. Watler and Mr. Bodden

100

Name 3 common foods eaten by early settlers

many responses

200

payment to help someone give their services cheaply or free

subsidy

200

forgiveness of a crime

pardon

200
What was the main job of slaves in Cayman?

Work in households

200

2 reasons why life was hard for the settlers

mosquitoes

no shops or services

hard to grow crops

300

A name used for a slave who had some freedom

apprentice

300

a Spanish explorer

Conquistador

300

Who was the first person to sight the Cayman Islands?

Christopher Columbus

300

Where did the Aztecs live?

Mexico/Central America
400

the process of freeing slaves

emancipation

400

First name of the Cayman Islands

Las Tortugas

400

In what year was Emancipation in Cayman?

1835

400

What was the difference between men and women's roles in early Cayman?

men- fishing, outside work

women- house work

500

a soldier who leaves the army without permission

deserter

500

The year Columbus sighted Cayman

1503

500

Where did the first teachers in Cayman come from?

Jamaica

500

Give 2 facts about the Aztecs

lots of responses