Forts and Monuments – Damon’s Monument video and quiz

Quiz

1. What event prompted the British government to make slavery illegal throughout the British Empire in 1834?
   a. The abolitionist movement
   b. Economic considerations
   c. Political pressure
   d. Humanitarian concerns
2. What was the condition placed on newly freed slaves during the apprenticeship period?
   a. They were immediately allowed to leave the plantations.
   b. Captains had to serve an additional six years before complete freedom.
   c. They were given full freedom but with certain restrictions.
   d. Apprentices had to pay a fee for their freedom.
3. How did apprenticeship primarily benefit white planters after the end of slavery?
   a. They received compensation for losing their property.
   b. They were exempt from paying taxes.
   c. They were given additional labor for free.
   d. They were granted political privileges.
4. What was the purpose of the apprenticeship period according to the script?
   a. To provide laborers with additional skills
   b. To prepare the apprentices and the colony for full freedom
   c. To punish the former slaves for their rebellion
   d. To extend the period of economic dependence on planters
5. On August 3rd, 1834, what did Charles Bean and other planters do to assert control over the apprentices?
   a. Implemented a new work schedule
   b. Killed pigs belonging to the apprentices
   c. Offered higher wages to the apprentices
   d. Provided better living conditions for the apprentices
6. What did Damon and other apprentices raise in the churchyard as a symbol of their freedom and independence?
   a. British flag
   b. White flag with a black cross
   c. Plantation owner’s flag
   d. Red flag of rebellion
7. What event took place on Saturday, August 9, 1834, that marked a dramatic turn in the labor situation?
   a. The planters agreed to grant full freedom to the apprentices.
   b. The apprentices demanded higher wages.
   c. Apprentices gathered in the Trinity Churchyard, refusing to work.
   d. Governor Carmichael Smith declared martial law.
8. How did Governor Carmichael Smith respond to the apprentices’ demand to see him?
   a. He ignored them.
   b. He sent troops to disperse them.
   c. He immediately met with them.
   d. He declared their demands valid.
9. What was Damon sentenced to after being arrested for rebellion?
   a. Imprisonment
   b. Severe floggings
   c. Transportation
   d. Death
10. What structures in Guyana honor Damon’s stand for freedom?
    a. Damon’s Square and Richmond Park
    b. Damon’s Cross and Damon’s Monument
    c. La Belle Alliance Cemetery and Georgetown Square
    d. Trinity Churchyard and Damon’s Statue

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