Location & Definition of the Caribbean and its Diaspora
Which of the following countries is NOT a part of the Greater Antilles?
a. Jamaica
b. Hispaniola
c. Puerto Rico
d. The Bahamas
What is d. The Bahamas
To what section of the slave trade does the Middle Passage refer?
a. the interior to the coast of West Africa
b. the Caribbean sugar plantations to Europe
c. West Africa to the slave trading ports of Europe
d. the journey from West Africa to the New World
What is d. the journey from West Africa to the New World
Remittance is
What is money sent to home country from host country
Which of the following BEST describes the near extinction of the indigenous population caused by European exploration and settlement in the Caribbean region?
What is genocide?
Define a society.
What is A society is a group of people with a shared common purpose within a defined territorial space permanently, as citizens within this space.
Which of the following countries is located outside the Caribbean Sea?
a. Jamaica
b. Grenada
c. Barbados
d. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
What is c. Barbados
Which of the following indigenous groups settled in Central America in pre-Columbian times?
a. Taino
b. Maya
c. Ciboney
d. Kalinago
What is b. Maya
Which group of people migrated to the Caribbean to work on plantations after the abolition of slavery?
What is the Indian indentured laborers.
Under slavery, Caribbean society was characterised by
a. social mobility
b. rigid separation of classes
c. equality among all people
d. the rise of middle-class groups
What is b. rigid separation of classes
A common feature of Caribbean society is ethnic diversity. Which of the following is a reason for this diversity?
a. slavery
b. post-emancipation
c. spread of Christianity
d. rejection of colonialism
What is b. post-emancipation
Which of the following terms BEST describes a historical feature of the Caribbean?
a. archipelago
b. enslavement
c. Commonwealth
d. Caribbean Basin
What is b. enslavement
What European nation was the first to colonize the Caribbean?
What is Spain
Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Toronto?
a. Caribana
b. Reggae Sumfest
c. Labour Day Parade
d. Notting Hill Carnival
What is a. Caribana
A slave purchasing his or her freedom from the master is
What is manumission?
Which musical genre originated in Jamaica and became a global symbol of Caribbean culture?
What is reggae
Name three countries where large populations of the Caribbean diaspora can be found.
What is the US, Canada and the UK
What were the main (3) reasons for European migration to the Caribbean?
What is God, Glory & Gold
In which Caribbean country did many Chinese migrants settle during the late 19th century?
What is Trinidad and Tobago
What was the name of the labor system used on plantations during slavery?
chattel slavery
It is the way in which culture is passed from one generation to the next, often through family, education, and social interactions.
What is enculturation
How does the Caribbean diaspora contribute to the region's economy?
Through remittances, foreign investment, and promotion of Caribbean culture abroad.
Which major historical event ended in 1838, affecting migration patterns to the Caribbean?
What is the abolition of slavery
Who defined the Caribbean diaspora as 'living spaces'
What is Carole Boyce Davis
Name 1 major Revolution that happened in the Caribbean from 1791-1804.
What is the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804
a type of society that is composed of multiple distinct cultural or ethnic groups that live side by side while maintaining their unique cultural identities.
What is plural societies