History Past Papers

RESISTANCE AND REVOLT

a) Outline THREE factors the contributed the development of maroon societies in

the Caribbean. (6 mrks)
b) Outline THREE difficulties faced by the developing Maroon societies in the
Caribbean. (10 mrks)
c) Discuss the measures taken by the Maroons to overcome the difficulties
encountered in the development of their societies. (9 mrks)

U.S.A. IN THE CARIBBEAN

1. At first, as British colonists, the Americans did most of their trading with the
British Caribbean. Then, after their independence, they carried out more of
their Caribbean trade with the French countries. Later, after the revolution in
St. Domingue, they gave their main attention to the Spanish Caribbean, and in
particular, “Cuba”.
a) Describe the trade which took place between the American colonies and the
British Caribbean before the War of American independence. (5 mrks)
b) Give THREE changes that took place in the trade between the Caribbean and
the USA after the American War of independence. (7 mrks)
c) In what other ways than trade did the Americans give particular attention to

Cuba up to 1810? (6 mrks)

2.
a) Explain four ways in which the British Caribbean was affected between 1776
and the 1820’s by the North American War of independence. (13 mrks)
b) Describe the way in which the USA demonstrated its interest in Cuba between

1776 and 1870. (12 mrks)

3. Read the statement below, and then answer the questions that follow.
“From the beginning it became obvious that the Plait Amendment had left
Cuba with little or no independence. Annexation seems inevitable.”
a) State the terms of the Plait Amendment which left Cuba with “little or no
independence.” (15 mrks)
b) Explain why the US took steps to ensure that Cuba had “little or no
independence” in 1902. (6 mrks)
c) Outline the event of the 1906 and 1917 which led the US to intervene in
Cuba on EACH occasion. (7 mrks)
d) From the point of view of Cuban nationalists, in what way did Cuba
become like a colony of the US after1902? (7 mrks)
4. Discuss the factors that caused the USA to invade Grenada and remove the
Revolutionary Military Council (RMC) in 1938. Discuss at least six factors. (25
mrks)
5. Discuss the effects of Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution on the Caribbean
between 1958 and 1985 in terms of:
a) The spread of Us political and economic influence
b) The Cold War
Discuss THREE for each area
6. Examine the impact of USA on any one named Caribbean territory. (25 mrks)
7. Examine THREE political and THREE economic measures taken by Fidel Castro
which contributed to the survival of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. (25 mrks)
8. Discuss THREE reasons why the USA intervention in Haiti early 1915 and
THREE measures they took to resolve the situation in Haiti. (25 mrks)
9. Explain the reasons for, and benefits of the US involvement in the Caribbean

islands between 1890 and 1930. (25 mrks)

SOCIAL LIFE 1838-1962

1.
a) Describe three major health problems in the British Caribbean between
1838 and 1876. (9 mrks)
b) Examine FOUR measures adopted by colonial government to improve
public health conditions in the British Caribbean after 1846. (16 mrks)
2.
a) Explain THREE reasons why many Africans continued to practice African-
based religion after 1838. (9 mrks)
b) Examine FOUR factors which allowed the church to keep its influence in
the African community long after slavery was abolished. (16 mrks)
3. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Caribbean Architecture, like its art and other social recreational pursuits,
reflect very strongly, the European influences on the past. However, over time,
these influences have been modified by local circumstances and conditions.
 a) Explain how Caribbean Architecture has been influenced by its colonial
past. (12 mrks)
b) Describe the ways in which conditions and circumstances influenced
Caribbean architecture. (13 mrks)
4. “It is commonly supposed that the white people in Barbados belong to the
wealthier classes alone. This, however, is far from being the case.”
a) How did the British Caribbean whites who did not belong to the “wealthier
classes” make a living between 1838 and 1938? (7 mrks)
b) Explain how a middle class slave emerged among the ex-slaves and free
coloreds n the British Caribbean after 1838. (6 mrks)
c) How did whites of the “wealthier class” treat other whites from the period
of 1838 to 1938? (6 mrks)
d) State two reasons why there was division between the coloured middle
class between 1838 and 1938. (6 mrks)
5.
a) Discuss five factors that led up to the discrimination of women between
1838 and 1945. (13 mrks)
b) Discuss THREE factors accounting for the improvement in attitude towards
women after 1945. (12 mrks)

6. Read the passage below, and then answer the questions that follow.
During the period 1838 to 1938, some whites consider themselves to be a
highly superior race and treated other races with scorn. At times, however,
some whites treated people of the other races in a friendly manner.
 a) Explain how some whites in the British Caribbean showed that they
“considered themselves to be a highly superior race” during the period
1838 to 1938. (12 mrks)
b) Outline the ways in which some whites developed friendly relations with
the people of other ethnic groups in the British Caribbean from the period
1838 to 1938. (13 mrks)
7.
a) Explain why donkeys provided one of the main means of transport in the
British Caribbean from 1838 to 1938. (15 mrks)
b) Explain why other means of transport became more widely use in the

British Caribbean by 1838. (10 mrks)