TEST CODE  02127032

FORM TP 2010200  MAY/JUNE 2010

CARIBBEAN E X A M I N AT I O N S COUNCIL

ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

HISTORY

Paper 03/B

1 hour 30 minutes

21 MAY 2010 (a.m.)

UNIT 1: THE CARIBBEAN IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Follow the instructions in Section A.

2. Answer ALL questions in Section B.

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SECTION A

Carefully follow the instructions in this section.

1. From the following list of themes in Unit 1, identify the theme from which you selected a
topic for research:

Module 1 Indigenous Societies

Theme 1 Social, Economic and Political Activities

Theme 2 Atlantic Connections

Module 2 Slave Systems: Character and Dismantlement

Theme 1 Experiences and Strategies of Survival of Enslaved Peoples

Theme 2 Disintegration of Slave Systems

Module 3 Freedom in Action

Theme 1 Transformations in Caribbean Societies to 1900

Theme 2 Nationalism and Nation Building

2. Write the theme you selected and the topic of your research in your answer booklet.

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SECTION B

Answer ALL questions in this section.

3. State your reason(s) for selecting this topic for research. [3 marks]

4. (a) Identify THREE appropriate sources of data that were used in your research.
(Give the specific title and relevant publication details for EACH source identified.)
[3 marks]

(b) 
Assess the usefulness of EACH source identified in (a) above. [6 marks]

5. Explain how your research topic relates to the study of the Caribbean from 1492 up to 1990.
[6 marks]

6. In approximately 400 words (2 pages), summarise the findings of your research.

Your summary must include the following:

(a) The main findings of your research

(b) The historical evidence that supports your findings

(c) An assessment of the significance of your findings [18 marks]

Total 36 marks

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