Long Answer Practice Unit Two: Theme Two: Caribbean Economy and Slavery

Theme 2 – Caribbean Economy and Slavery
Question 3.
Imagine that you are an Englishman living in Liverpool in the 1700s. You
are having a conversation with your son about the slave trading voyages
which you organise to West Africa and the Caribbean. Answer the following
questions which he asks you.

(a) What steps do you take in England before the beginning of a slave trading voyage?
( 6 marks)
(b) In what ways do some African states and African people benefit economically from the
Atlantic slave trade? ( 9 marks)
(c) Explain why so many slaves die during the voyage from Africa to the Caribbean.
(10 marks)
Total 25 marks

Question 4.
Read the passage below, and answer the questions that follow.
Only a part of the land on a sugar plantation was used for canefields. Much of
the land was used for other important purposes.
The cultivation of cane and the production of sugar involved many different
tasks. Some of the work was particularly hard, while other jobs were considered
light. Most of the field workers were often women, though men were
normally required to do particular jobs.

(a) Identify THREE jobs on a sugar plantation that were considered “particularly hard”.
( 3 marks)
(b) Name THREE jobs on a sugar plantation that were usually given to men. 3 marks)
(c) Explain why so many field workers were women. ( 9 marks)
(d) Describe the various uses made of land on a sugar plantation, apart from the growing of sugar
cane. (10 marks)
Total 25 marks

Theme 2 – Caribbean Economy and Slavery
Question 3.
EITHER
Compare the organisation of slave labour in the Iogwood and mahogany industries of Belize with that of
the sugar industry in other British Caribbean territories.
Total 25 marks
OR
(a) Describe the roles of enslaved people in the MAIN stages of the manufacture of sugar and rum in
the Caribbean. (16 marks)
(b) Explain THREE difficullies that could have affected the manufacturing of sugar and rum in the
Caribbean. (9 marks)
Total 25 marks

Question 4.
Imagine that you are a journalist visiting a Caribbean plantation in 1800. Write a report for your newspaper
de~cribing the social relations of plantation society, with reference to EACH of the following aspects:
-Family life
-Gender
-Race and class.