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Which rebellion convinced the British Prime Minister Earl Grey that slavery should be abolished?

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  1. The rebellion in Tobago

  2. The rebellion in Cuba

  3. The rebellion in Jamaica

  4. The rebellion in Puerto Rico

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Correct Option: C

Which British Prime Minister believed that slavery should be abolished?

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  1. Benjamin Disraeli

  2. Earl Grey

  3. Winston Churchill

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

St Domingue was renamed as Haiti in _______. 

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  1. 1801

  2. 1802

  3. 1803

  4. 1804

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Correct Option: D

The 1831 rebellion in Jamaica was led by _________. 

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  1. Touissant L'Ouverture

  2. Henry Brown

  3. Robert Smalls

  4. Samuel Sharp

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Correct Option: D

Which island was formed by the slaves after defeating the British in 1804?

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  1. Haiti

  2. Honduras

  3. Cuba

  4. Nicaragua

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Correct Option: A

Why did a slave rebellion break out in Jamaica in 1831?

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  1. Because of a rumor that King William IV had granted the slaves their freedom

  2. Because the British Prime Minister declared that slavery will be abolished

  3. Because the rebellion in St Domingue spread to Jamaica

  4. Because several local Jamaican leaders got the people together for the cause of independence

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Correct Option: A

Which two countries were mainly involved in the Napoleonic Wars?

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  1. France and Britain

  2. France and Spain

  3. France and Germany

  4. France and Switzerland

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Correct Option: A

What did the slaves do when they rebelled in St Domingue in 1791?

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  1. They joined hands with the French

  2. They joined hands with the British

  3. They killed British and French soldiers that were sent to crush the rebellion

  4. They killed white plantation owners

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Correct Option: D

How did the British treat the Maroons?

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  1. They granted them more freedom

  2. They allowed them to own their own slaves

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B

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Correct Option: C

What was the compensation given to slave owners to set their slaves free?

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  1. 10 million

  2. 15 million

  3. 20 million

  4. They were not given any compensation.

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Correct Option: C