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Slaves were organised to work from ________ to __________.

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  1. Adolescence to middle age

  2. Childhood to old age

  3. Childhood to middle age

  4. Middle age to old age

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Correct Option: B

What attracted the British to the West Indies?

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  1. The climate

  2. The forests

  3. Mineral resources

  4. Sugar and Rum

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Correct Option: D

Which slave ship carried 600 slaves when it could carry only 451?

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  1. The Cookes ship

  2. The Nookes ship

  3. The Brookes ship

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

How much did the sugar intake of British people increase from 1700 to 1800?

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  1. 4 pounds per year to 18 pounds per year

  2. 3 pounds per year to 20 pounds per year

  3. 5 pounds per year to 15 pounds per year

  4. 7 pounds per year to 25 pounds per year

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Correct Option: A

How did the slave owners control the slaves?

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  1. They gave them free stuff

  2. They gave them a share of the produce

  3. They paid them high wages and supported them during health emergencies

  4. They used violence and harsh punishments

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Correct Option: D

How did Britain control their settlements in the West Indies?

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  1. They established Christian Missionaries in the islands

  2. Each island had leaders and assemblies who answered to the British Government

  3. They set up private companies which were controlled by British businessmen

  4. They set up educational institutions that trained the locals in England to build an administrative workforce

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Correct Option: B

In 1655, the British took control of Jamaica from the __________.

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  1. Spanish

  2. French

  3. Portuguese

  4. Germans

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Correct Option: A

With whom did Britain fight the Seven Years' War?

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  1. America

  2. France

  3. Spain

  4. Belgium

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Correct Option: B

The island of St Domingue belonged to ________.

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  1. Spain

  2. Portuguese

  3. France

  4. England

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Correct Option: C

Who were the Maroons?

britain and the world the beginnings of empire history

  1. Communities of slaves who had run away from the plantation owners

  2. Communities of plantation owners

  3. Communities of private businessmen settled in the West Indies

  4. Communities of local leaders in the West Indies

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Correct Option: A