CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 7(c)
With reference to Document III, explain why Lord Harris eventually became a strong supporter of Indian immigration by 1852.
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- 7(a)(i)With reference to Document I, identify THREE "false pretenses" which induced European immigrants to settle in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century.[3 marks]
- 7(a)(ii)With reference to Document I, comment on the Portuguese immigrants' claim that their experiences were similar to African slavery.[6 marks]
- 7(b)(i)With reference to Document II, explain the factors that contributed to the plight of the immigrants in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century.[6 marks]
- 7(b)(ii)With reference to Document II, explain why some Portuguese and some Indian immigrants may have been satisfied with their "new position".[6 marks]
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