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Study ALL the sources before answering the questions. The sources provide information which can be of help in answering the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions but, where you MUST use particular sources, the question(s) will tell you to do so.
Questions:
1(a) Study Source A. What role did the Women’s Suffrage Movement play during the ‘Quiet Revolution’ in The Bahamas? (7)
1(b) Study Source B. Write a detailed account of the Black Tuesday events of 1965 in The Bahamas. (8)
2. Study Source C and D. Explain how the 1962 general elections and the 1964 Constitutional Changes influenced the results of the 1967 general elections. (15)
3. Study Sources B and D. You are a Bahamian protesting outside Parliament during the 1965 Mace Incident. Give an account of your experiences during this event. (15)
4. Study ALL the Sources. The Quiet Revolution was the early beginning of majority rule in The Bahamas. Do these sources prove the view to be true? Explain your answer fully.
Source A: Doris Johnson’s speech on Women’s Suffrage, 1959.
We wish to go on record in protesting to the House that a great injustice has been done to the people's cause and that this rash, irresponsible deed can only be vindicated by a noble act on the Part of the Assembly. To be deceived is regarded by women as one of the greatest crimes against their faithful trust, since faithfulness is the basic principle upon which we build our homes, rear our children and build our nation. Approximately half of the female population are working women, many of whom are the entire support of their families. Many have built their own homes, have bank accounts, established themselves in business and pay government taxes. An earlier petition points out to the Honourable House that it is a violation of the principles of democracy to grind out taxes from people who are without power to limit or extend such taxes. Taxation without representation as you will recall was the basic principle upon which the American Revolution was based, and which due to the short-sightedness of the British King George III and his Ministers lost for Britain our great and beneficent neighbour, the United States of America. It is this principle which still stirs a revolt in the hearts of Bahamian women and energizes us to make our plea before honourable men.
Study ALL the sources before answering the questions. The sources provide information which can be of help in answering the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions but, where you MUST use particular sources, the question(s) will tell you to do so.
Questions:
1(a) Study Source A. What role did the Women’s Suffrage Movement play during the ‘Quiet Revolution’ in The Bahamas? (7)
1(b) Study Source B. Write a detailed account of the Black Tuesday events of 1965 in The Bahamas. (8)
2. Study Source C and D. Explain how the 1962 general elections and the 1964 Constitutional Changes influenced the results of the 1967 general elections. (15)
3. Study Sources B and D. You are a Bahamian protesting outside Parliament during the 1965 Mace Incident. Give an account of your experiences during this event. (15)
4. Study ALL the Sources. The Quiet Revolution was the early beginning of majority rule in The Bahamas. Do these sources prove the view to be true? Explain your answer fully.
Source A: Doris Johnson’s speech on Women’s Suffrage, 1959.
We wish to go on record in protesting to the House that a great injustice has been done to the people's cause and that this rash, irresponsible deed can only be vindicated by a noble act on the Part of the Assembly. To be deceived is regarded by women as one of the greatest crimes against their faithful trust, since faithfulness is the basic principle upon which we build our homes, rear our children and build our nation. Approximately half of the female population are working women, many of whom are the entire support of their families. Many have built their own homes, have bank accounts, established themselves in business and pay government taxes. An earlier petition points out to the Honourable House that it is a violation of the principles of democracy to grind out taxes from people who are without power to limit or extend such taxes. Taxation without representation as you will recall was the basic principle upon which the American Revolution was based, and which due to the short-sightedness of the British King George III and his Ministers lost for Britain our great and beneficent neighbour, the United States of America. It is this principle which still stirs a revolt in the hearts of Bahamian women and energizes us to make our plea before honourable men.
Source
B: An account of Black Tuesday, from Fred Mitchell’s column, 2001.
The Riot Act was read commanding them in the name of the Queen to move from Bay Street. Conscious of the riot that happened in 1942, the Progressive Liberal Party led the crowd from Bay Street south. The name Black Tuesday is said to have been coined by Arthur Foulkes. It is borrowed from the expression from the American usage for the day of the Wall Street crash in 1929. Sir Lynden said that the thousands that came out that day were not planned. It was spontaneous given the police and other excitement in the streets. But it was the height of his political career in Opposition and made him a legend in the minds of many. Sir Milo Butler, the people's champion, followed the Mace out the window with the Speaker's Hour Glass that was used to time speeches of MPs. In those days, each speaker in the House was limited to fifteen minutes.
Source C: From a speech by Sir Lynden Pindling, November 1962.
Many people have asked me what went wrong. Firstly, quite a few things went wrong and we expect to be able to prove them at a later date. But I think the people should know that the Progressive Liberal Party is still the largest partly in The Bahamas. In the elections the Progressive Liberal Party polled a total of 32,299 votes whilst the United Bahamian Party polled only 26, 826. So it is apparent that more people prefer the Progressive Liberal Party to the United Bahamian Party. But due to the evil electoral system, whereby the smallest districts return the most representatives, the true voice of the people was stifled.
Source D: Sir Clifford Darling’s reflections on Historic January 10th 1967 – Elections Bahamas Pointless Pointless Blog
When we were defeated in '62, I was pretty sure we were going to win that election and I went down Bay Street - and they all know me - they started laughing at me after we lost, so when we won in '67 I put on my best suit and I went down to Bay Street and I said Now, let them laugh at me now'. "It was a good feeling. For over 300 years the minority were ruling the majority, and I knew that was wrong, so when it came to pass that the PLP won and we had majority rule, I was very happy and give God thanks for that.
Source E: The Other Bahamas by Hartley Saunders, 1991.
It was an established practice of the 'White minority' who controlled the Government, to acquire property in every island of The Bahamas; because of this privilege, they were able to vote four times in New Providence and 25 times in the Family Islands. What the PLP was trying to accomplish, was to eliminate multi voting and to install into its place one vote per man. They were seeking to curtail the practice of the 'Goon Squad Votes', who rushed from poll to poll to make sure that the right man is elected no matter what people of that district might happen to think. The 'Goon Squad Voting' was very effective and valuable, because the margin of votes was usually close. Therefore a few votes here and there were sufficient to determine the winner.
The Riot Act was read commanding them in the name of the Queen to move from Bay Street. Conscious of the riot that happened in 1942, the Progressive Liberal Party led the crowd from Bay Street south. The name Black Tuesday is said to have been coined by Arthur Foulkes. It is borrowed from the expression from the American usage for the day of the Wall Street crash in 1929. Sir Lynden said that the thousands that came out that day were not planned. It was spontaneous given the police and other excitement in the streets. But it was the height of his political career in Opposition and made him a legend in the minds of many. Sir Milo Butler, the people's champion, followed the Mace out the window with the Speaker's Hour Glass that was used to time speeches of MPs. In those days, each speaker in the House was limited to fifteen minutes.
Source C: From a speech by Sir Lynden Pindling, November 1962.
Many people have asked me what went wrong. Firstly, quite a few things went wrong and we expect to be able to prove them at a later date. But I think the people should know that the Progressive Liberal Party is still the largest partly in The Bahamas. In the elections the Progressive Liberal Party polled a total of 32,299 votes whilst the United Bahamian Party polled only 26, 826. So it is apparent that more people prefer the Progressive Liberal Party to the United Bahamian Party. But due to the evil electoral system, whereby the smallest districts return the most representatives, the true voice of the people was stifled.
Source D: Sir Clifford Darling’s reflections on Historic January 10th 1967 – Elections Bahamas Pointless Pointless Blog
When we were defeated in '62, I was pretty sure we were going to win that election and I went down Bay Street - and they all know me - they started laughing at me after we lost, so when we won in '67 I put on my best suit and I went down to Bay Street and I said Now, let them laugh at me now'. "It was a good feeling. For over 300 years the minority were ruling the majority, and I knew that was wrong, so when it came to pass that the PLP won and we had majority rule, I was very happy and give God thanks for that.
Source E: The Other Bahamas by Hartley Saunders, 1991.
It was an established practice of the 'White minority' who controlled the Government, to acquire property in every island of The Bahamas; because of this privilege, they were able to vote four times in New Providence and 25 times in the Family Islands. What the PLP was trying to accomplish, was to eliminate multi voting and to install into its place one vote per man. They were seeking to curtail the practice of the 'Goon Squad Votes', who rushed from poll to poll to make sure that the right man is elected no matter what people of that district might happen to think. The 'Goon Squad Voting' was very effective and valuable, because the margin of votes was usually close. Therefore a few votes here and there were sufficient to determine the winner.
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