Fall 2022 HIST 112 Final Exam Dr. Grace Turner Dr. Lisa J.L. Feller PART 1: Answer 10 Multiple Choice questions (20 points). 1. a. b. c. d. What items of trade did the Lucayans and Columbus’ crew exchange? cotton and fish for European coins and glass beads Ans: A straw and sand for European coins and gold sand and cotton for glass beads and furniture fish and drinking water for maps and furniture 2. Who was the Lucayan God? a. Iella b. Mamona c. Yocahú Ans: C d. Guimoza 3. What are some of the main archaeological sites in The Bahamas according to Craton & Saunders? a. beaches b. old buildings c. caves Ans: C d. churches 4. When was the golden age of piracy? a. 1600-1670 b. 1650-1720 Ans: B c. 1720-1770 d. 1770-1840 5. Which Bahamian islands were best known as pirate havens? a. San Salvador, Cat Island b. Inagua, Mayaguana c. Bimini, Grand Bahama d. Harbour Island, New Providence Ans: D 6. The Quarino plot occurred while he was governor. a. Woodes Rogers b. Richard Fitzwilliam Ans: B c. John Tinker d. William Shirley 7. He established the first newspaper in The Bahamas a. Eli Whitney b. Joseph Eve c. John Wells Ans: C d. William Wylly 8. A labour system that was featured prominently in both New Providence and the Family Islands: a. Gang system b. Self-hire system Ans: B c. Task system d. Apprenticeship system 9. He was hanged for shooting a pistol at his enslaver. a. Pompey b. Dick Deveaux Ans: B c. Alick d. Quarino 10. Slavery was abolished in this year. a. 1808 b. 1823 c. 1834 d. 1838 Ans: D Part 2: Answer 5 of the 7 questions with short answers of 4-5 sentences (50 points). 1. What is the Lucayan story? What was Columbus’ wreckage like? You must consider new research from the 21st century. Ans: The Lucayans were the first indigenous Americans encountered by Christopher Columbus. They lived on that they called Guanahani that Columbus later renamed San Salvador. Shortly after making contact with Columbus, the Lucayans were abducted and sold into slavery, and faced genocide that resulted in their full elimination from the Bahamas. 2. Explain who Woodes Rogers was, and what he did for Nassau. Ans: Woodes Rogers was born in Bristol England and served as a privateer between 1708 and 1711. He became well-known as a privateer during the War of the Spanish Succession when following a long expedition, he returned to England with a lot of booty. He was then viewed as a prime contender for the expulsion of the renowned pirates that cruised the Bahamian waters using Nassau as their center of operations. Rogers was officially appointed Governor General over the Bahama Islands by King George. During his first tenure in 1718 to 1721, he succeeded in expelling the pirates, cleaning up Nassau, rebuilding the fort and reforming the civil government. 3. What is the significance of Andros Island? Why was it deemed as the best sanctuary for black seminoles? Ans: Black Seminoles who fled Florida in search of freedom found safety on Andros Island in the Bahamas. This occurred after the British in Nassau broke their pledge to aid the Seminole Indians and Black Seminoles in their struggle against White aggressors in Florida. The black Seminoles started making clandestine landings on the island in 1821. In addition, Andros Island is deemed as the best sanctuary because it kept them safe. 4. Explain why the urban environment of Nassau, New Providence provided opportunities for enslaved persons that was uncommon in the West Indies. 5. Explain the significance of the Kate Moss case in Crooked Island. Ans: Kate Moss was a sixteen year old enslaved girl of the Moss plantation on Crooked Island. The owner of the plantation, Mr., and Mrs. Moss claimed that she had stolen and committed acts of disobedience by failing to accomplish the chores she was given, and by refusing to fix her clothes when asked to. In response to her actions, she was severely punished and eventually died. This tragic incident was used as evidence as to why slavery should be abolished. 6. What do the four major revolts in The Bahamas have in common? Ans: There are several recorded revolts in the history of slavery in the Bahamas. The few of the most major slave revolts occurred on the plantation of Lord John Rolle, baron of Stevenson in Exuma, an absentee planter. These first three revolts in 1829, 1833 and 1834, were led by a slave called Pompey. The common basis of the major revolts was the enslaved fighting for their freedom. 7. Describe the golden age of piracy with years, key figures, and routes or countries they traveled. Part 3 Answer 1 essay question of the following 3 choices. This should be a 5 paragraph essay with introductory and concluding paragraphs (30 points). 1. How can we link black activism with black loyalists? Describe the significance of The Ba- hamas despite it being a “marginal colony”. 2. What were the changes to civil life made after emancipation? How effective were they in gaining true freedom for the previously enslaved? 3. Slaves were treated better in The Bahamas. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement. Explain your answer fully. Nearly 12 million Africans were forcibly transported to the New World between the 17th and the 19th centuries to engage in backbreaking work in appalling circumstances. Slavery and the slave trade's justifications and defenses were ridiculous and self-serving. Slavery was in fact brutal, and anyone who believes they have the right to dictate to another group of people what they should eat, where they should sleep, whether they should live or die, or even whether they should be bought or sold, is acting inhumanely on the highest level. However, although all acts of slavery are wrong on all levels, in some places slaves had slightly better treatment compared to others. Firstly, two places that can be compared in terms of treatment is The Bahamas and the West Indies. The first difference between the places would be the demographics. In the Bahamas, slaveholders lived on their plantations and slaves dealt with their owners regularly. On the other hand, in the West Indies, most planters placed plantation management, supply purchasing, and supervision in the hands of someone else. Absentee ownership was far more common in the West Indies than in the Bahamas. Unfortunately, having an absentee owner didn’t allow the slaves to even have a tiny bit of breathing room. Secondly, in the Bahamas each plantation slave family had its own plot of land on which vegetables and fruit were grown for home use. Starvation was virtually unknown. In addition, the slaves were allowed holidays and usually did not work on Sundays. That was not the case in the West Indies, slaves were required to make their own food in their “free time” and care for the elderly but the chances of doing that was basically zero because they rarely had days off. Thirdly, in the Bahamas many slaves were employed as fishermen. Others worked in their master’s home, looking after children, cooking meals, waiting at tables, washing, and cleaning. While the rest worked on farms or plantations, growing food or cotton. However, the variety of different labour jobs a slave had in the Bahamas was not presented in the West Indies. Many of the slaves whether it be a fragile elderly person, or a child was placed to work long hours on the plantation. Overall, slavery was truly an injustice carried out to us humans and shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Learning about the various things slaves faced each and every day can make one question how exactly those slave drivers slept at night and why weren’t the slaves treated like human beings. Although some places the slave had better conditions that still wasn’t good enough or lighten what had happened to them.
