The Chinese and East Indians in Jamaica (Lesson 3)

THEME: OUR COMMON HERITAGE

FOCUS QUESTION

How can we promote and preserve our Caribbean Culture?

SPECIFIC OBJ.

1. Analyze primary and secondary sources and draw conclusion about the life of Chinese and East Indian immigrants on the plantation from the 19^th century to the 20^th century.

CONTENT SUMMARY

In the early years of the indentureship period, individual labourers were recruited, 

ENGAGE

Students I want you to read the storyboard below .

Who are the persons in the dialogue?

Does it sound as if everything was well for the indentured servants on the plantation?

Let's recall the terms of the CONTRACT. 

Do you think every part of the CONTRACT was kept?

EXPLORE

Today we are going to find out some of the problems that the indentured servants were faced with during the 19th century era.

Let's turn to page 8 of your Social Studies Text. Let's start reading the article. 

EXPLAIN

Highlight your findings via an appropriate medium on what life was like on the plantation for the  Indians and Chinese

EXTEND/ELABORATE

You can glean more information on the life of indentured servants on the plantation by clicking on the link below.

Other readings on problems experienced by the indentured workers.

You may complete activities M and N on pages 9-10 of your Social Studies workbook.

EVALUATION

1. Look at the cartoon below then use it to answer the questions that follow.

   

(a)Who are the persons in this cartoon?

(b) During which century are they talking about?

(c)  Justify your reason for the answer you wrote at “b” above.     

2. They were meant to receive wages, a small amount of land and in some cases, promise of a return passage once their contract was over. In reality, this seldom happened, and the conditions were harsh and their wages low.

(a) Who are the statements above referring to?

(b) From where did these people most likely come from?

3.Read the statements in the table below, then tick [✓] the 'T' for true statements and 'F' for false statements.

LIFE OFTHE INDENTURED SERVANTS ON THE PLANTATIONS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EUROPEANS AND AFRICANS
	T	F
1. The indentured servants were taken to the plantation on arrival by buses and cars.
2. They had less freedom than the emancipated Africans and conditions were very hard.
3. Indentured servants could always leave the plantation without a permit.
4. They were paid very high wages.
5. Living conditions were poor and overcrowded for indentured servants.
6. If labourers became ill or disabled on the job, their indentureship ended.
7. Indentured servants were forbitten from practising their religion.
8. Most indentured servants could read.
9. Europeans and some Africans looked down on the Indians who were doing the work which the ex-slaves now refused to do.
10.The Chinese enjoyed working on the plantations.
11. Different groups did not know or understand each other’s cultures and religions.

4. What the significance of the 7  represented in tally form on the background by the indentured servant?