CSEC Caribbean History · May/June 2014 · Paper 2

33 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)(i)1 markState the name of the coveted land that Columbus sought to reach.
2. 1(a)(ii)3 marksIdentify three commodities produced in this coveted land that were desired by Europeans.
3. 1(b)9 marksExplain three reasons for the great European demand for items from this land.
4. 1(c)12 marksDiscuss three ways the Spanish monarchs anticipated benefiting from Columbus' expedition.
5. 2(a)4 marksList four factors causing the decline in the Indigenous population after European arrival.
6. 2(b)9 marksDescribe three impacts of European cultural impositions on Indigenous Peoples.
7. 2(c)12 marksExplain three reasons for the economic changes experienced by Indigenous Peoples due to European presence.
8. 3(a)4 marksList four Western European nations directly participating in the trade of enslaved Africans along the West African coast during the 1600s.
9. 3(b)9 marksProvide three reasons why the number of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean remained small before 1600.
10. 3(c)12 marksExamine three reasons provided by British and French colonists for the increased importation of enslaved Africans after 1700.
11. 4(a)4 marksIdentify four factors that determined social ranking within the plantation pyramid.
12. 4(b)9 marksDescribe three qualities that could determine the status of an enslaved man or woman among their fellow enslaved people.
13. 4(c)12 marksExamine three characteristics of housing on a sugar plantation during slavery and explain how they reflected social standing.
14. 5(a)(i)2 marksName two Caribbean territories where the Code Noir applied directly.
15. 5(a)(ii)2 marksName two Caribbean territories where the Siete Partidas applied directly.
16. 5(b)9 marksExplain three reasons why the French and Spanish authorities instituted slave codes to regulate enslaved people.
17. 5(c)12 marksDiscuss three methods used by British Caribbean planters to restrict the economic activities of enslaved people.
18. 6(a)(i)2 marksIdentify two major agricultural crops cultivated in St. Domingue in 1791.
19. 6(a)(ii)2 marksName two distinct social groups present in St. Domingue in 1789.
20. 6(b)9 marksDescribe three ways in which the Haitian Revolution impacted the economy of Haiti.
21. 6(c)12 marksExplain three ways the wider Caribbean region benefited from the Haitian Revolution.
22. 725 marksWriting as a visiting Frenchman in an article marking the first anniversary of abolition in Cuba, state five reasons why slavery survived until 1886 in Cuba.
23. 825 marksWriting as a stipendiary magistrate in 1837 to a friend in Britain, explain five reasons for the major challenges faced in carrying out duties during apprenticeship.
24. 925 marksWriting as the colonial governor of Guyana in 1876, prepare a report discussing at least five effects of Indian indentured immigrant labour on the Guyanese sugar industry.
25. 1025 marksWriting as a newspaper reporter covering the 1897 West Indian Royal Commission, write an article explaining the contribution of the peasantry to the British Caribbean economy from 1838 to 1876.
26. 1125 marksAs Secretary of the Caribbean Sugar Producers Association, write a presentation to the 1897 West Indian Royal Commission explaining at least five major factors causing crises in the British Caribbean sugar industry…
27. 1225 marksWriting as a final-year university student in 1980 seeking a loan from parents in the UK, write a letter explaining how industrialization improved Caribbean economic prospects.
28. 1325 marksExamine three economic consequences and two political consequences of United States involvement in Cuba from 1898 to 1985.
29. 1425 marksExamine three political effects and two cultural effects of United States involvement in the English-speaking Caribbean between 1939 and 1985.
30. 1525 marksDiscuss five similarities among British West Indian territories that supported the creation of the West Indies Federation between 1945 and 1958.
31. 1625 marksDiscuss the role of either Theophilus Albert Marryshow or Sir Grantley Adams in the establishment of the 1958 British West Indies Federation, examining career, contributions to domestic politics, and federal impact.
32. 1725 marksExamine five social conditions in the British Caribbean between 1900 and 1935 across housing and health, selecting at least two conditions from each area.
33. 1825 marksExamine three examples of social interaction and two examples of political interaction between Hindus and wider society in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.