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9 marksTransformations in Caribbean Societies to 1900

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 7(a)

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding the establishment of the peasantry in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century.

With reference to Document I, explain why the former enslaved (freed people) in Barbados experienced difficulties as they tried to establish themselves as independent proprietors during the nineteenth century, including THREE reasons in your response.

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  1. 7(b)(i)With reference to Document II, outline TWO reasons for the existence of "uncertain tenure" in Jamaica.[4 marks]
  2. 7(b)(ii)With reference to Document II, outline ONE consequence of this "uncertain tenure".[2 marks]
  3. 7(c)With reference to Document III, account for the slow development of the peasantry in British Guiana in the period immediately following emancipation, including…[6 marks]
  4. 7(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which the peasantry contributed to the development of Caribbean society.[9 marks]

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