East Indians
East Indian Indentureship in Trinidad lasted from 1845 to this year.
What is 1917?
The first Chinese indentured workers came as early as 1806. They mainly went to these 3 Caribbean territories.
What are Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica?
The Syrian / Lebanese were Arabs who came from this place during the 19th century.
What is the Middle East?
Portuguese immigrants came from these two places to Trinidad and Guyana in 1846.
What are from the island of Madeira and the Azores?
This Chinese descendant was Trinidad's first local Governor General.
Who was Sir Solomon Hochoy?
East Indians in Trinidad were given this instead of return passage to India.
What is land?
Trinidad received Chinese Indentured Labourers between 1853 – 1866 to work on sugar and cocoa plantations. Most were men but they were not good workers. Name 3 types of jobs the Chinese preferred.
What are small traders, laundry proprietors, restaurant owners and cooks?
The Syrian / Lebanese migrated to Trinidad for this reason.
What is Trinidad had a striving economy and a peaceful social environment?
The Portuguese migrated mainly for this reason.
What is religious persecution?
Tobago exchanged hands many times between these 4 countries.
Who are Spain, France, the Netherlands (Dutch) and Britain?
Name three conditions in India that encouraged East Indians to leave their homeland and come to the Caribbean.
What are mass poverty, unemployment, low wages, poor housing and health care and the dreaded caste system?
The Chinese introduced this religion to Trinidad.
What is Buddhism?
Although they were penniless, they soon went into this area, where they excelled.
What is retail?
Give three family names (last names) of Portuguese influence.
What are De Freitas, De Souza, Ferreira, Oliveira, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Da Silva?
This system of voting in Trinidad is based on the British Westminster political system.
What is the First-Past-the-Post-System?
This is the time frame a typical indentureship contract lasted.
What is 3 to 5 years?
Name three games / recreational activities introduced by the Chinese.
What are kite flying, whe-whe (play-whe) and dragon boat racing?
The Syrian / Lebanese influence in Trinidad is strongly felt in this area.
What is in business and the economy?
Even though small in numbers the Portuguese quickly moved up in society due to these two reasons.
What are the light colour of their skin and their hard work in retail trade?
These types of goods were sent from Europe to West Africa where they were traded for African slaves.
What are cheap manufactured goods such as clothing, kitchen utensils, mirrors, arms and ammunition?
Name three difficulties East Indians had to face in Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica where they were indentured.
What are low wages, overwork, discrimination, ill- treatment, they needed a pass to leave the estates, some were severely beaten for disobedience and their living and working conditions were also very poor?
There are two main reasons Chinese indentureship came to an end in 1866. Give ONE of these reasons.
What are the Chinese government insisted on a return passage for the immigrants OR because conditions were bad in the Caribbean?
Give three last names of Syrian / Lebanese origin.
What are Matouk, Hadeed, Elias, Aboud, Nahous, Sabga and Habib?
The Portuguese have made significant contributions to this area of life in Trinidad.
What is business and the economy?
Name two regions in India where East Indian indentured labourers came from.
Where are Bihar, Bengal and Uttar Pradesh?