History - MC (1)

1.

Agriculture was of vital importance in the Maya, Inca and Aztec societies up to the 1400s MAINLY because (A) (B) (C) (D)

2.

3.

(B) (C) (D)

(C) (D)

7.

(B)

(C) (D)

8.

(B) (C) (D)

The development of ports to regulate external trades The official licensing of merchants The monitoring of internal trading passages and routes The operation of independent market systems between cities

(A) (B) (C)

I.

(D)

II. III. IV.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

I and III only I, II and IV only III and IV only I, II, III and IV

Antigua Hispaniola Jamaica Puerto Rico

Aztec and Inca leaders were often ineffective in light of the Spanish invasion MAINLY because

Nicholas de Ovando is best known for The agricultural development in Hispaniola The conquest of Hispaniola The introduction of the encomienda system in Hispaniola The introduction of economic activities in Hispaniola

It was discovered by archeologists having great knowledge of Nordic culture The indigenous people in that area of the Americas could not create such structures It was documented in the Saga of Eric the Red The structure was identical to those found in Nordic societies in the 1000

All of the following territories had used the Repartimento system in the late 1500s EXCEPT (A) (B) (C) (D)

9.

He travelled to West Africa before he came to the Americas He traded with West Africans when he arrived in the Americas His ships were attacked by West Africans pirates in the Americas He saw numerous African men when he came to the Americas

L’ Anse de Meadows is accepted as strong archeological evidence in support of Nordic visit to the Americas in the 1000 MAINLY because (A)

All of the following were features of the economic system in the Aztec society EXCEPT (A)

5.

(B)

Aztecs Maya Tupi Inca

strengthened faith in economic and political policies fostered obedience and fear in leaders and their policies provided an avenue for education and social welfare stimulated hope and a sense of community

There is evidence that Columbus was a aware of the presence of Africans in the Americas prior to 1492 because (A)

Religion was vital for development in the Maya society MAINLY because it (A)

4.

Warriors needed a constant supply of food during the war season The population was constantly expanding There was need to appease the gods with a bountiful harvest Harsh weather conditions often undermined food stability

Periodic flooding compelled some indigenous farmers to develop raised fields. This farming technique was associated with the (A) (B) (C) (D)

6.

They feared the horses used by the Spanish soldiers They believed that the Spanish were gods They had poor and ineffective weapons They were distracted by internal warfare and conflicts

10. In the 1700s, most planters did not fear slave uprisings because (A) Slave rebellions were usually quickly suppressed (B) The local militia was always available in case of slave uprisings (C) Slaves were strictly supervised (D) Slaves were often view as inferior

11. The Decline thesis would have us believe that (A)

Morality played a significant role in the abolition of slavery The dwindling profits of the plantations led to the abolition of slavery The planters inability to care for their slaves led to the abolition of slavery The effects of slave rebellions were intensified due to the decline of the plantations

(B)

(C)

(D)

16.

The British Act of Emancipation was passed in the year (A) (B) (C) (D)

17.

Peasantry was significant to the Caribbean up to the 1900s because of all of the following EXCEPT (A) (B)

12. The reproduction of slaves after 1807 was successful in (C) (A) (B) (C) (D) 13.

The Bahamas St. Vincent Antigua Trinidad

Higman’s studies on slave families in the Caribbean is significant because it revealed that

(D)

18.

(B) (C) (D)

14.

One of the most prominent female slave leaders in the Caribbean was (A) (B) (C) (D)

15.

Planters were generally supportive of slave families Slave families were generally matrifocal in nature Female slaves were encouraged to have numerous children Slave families were often stable economic units

Nanny of Jamaica Cudah of Jamaica Nanny Griggs of Barbados Cudjoe of Jamaica

During the 18th Century, female slaves normally expressed their displeasure with slavery by I. II. III. IV.

damaging the mills prolonging the weaning period singing satirical songs running away

(A) I, II and III only (B) I and II only (C) II and III only (D) II, III and IV only

(B) (C)

(D)

19.

It led to the expansion of the internal trading system It led to the creation of numerous banks and savings corporations It enabled the blacks to gain greater political representation It provoked numerous riots aimed at improving the conditions of the blacks

The Chinese were not favoured by the planters MAINLY because they (A)

(A)

1831 1832 1833 1834

were vigorously monitored by the Chinese government demanded higher wages than other immigrants could not effectively communicate with the planters and other sugar workers generally refuse to renew their indentureship contracts

Arrange the following persons in the chronological order in which they had ruled St. Domingue/Haiti from 1800 to 1825. I. II. III. IV. (A) (B) (C) (D)

Jean Pierre Boyer Henri Christophe Jacque Dessalines Toussaint L’Ouverture I, IV, III, II II, I, IV, III IV, III, II, I IV, I, II, III

20. Members such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago entered the Federation of 1958 MAINLY because they (A) (B) (C)

(D)

needed to extend their influence over the weaker countries were compensated by Britain who wanted to create a federation believed that a federation would increase their chances at gaining independence needed ideal markets for their goods and products