Maroon Settlements
1. **Problem:** Identify where the Maroons settled in Jamaica, understand their physical geography, and their interaction based on the map and text provided.
2. **Which parts of the island did the Maroons settle?**
The Maroons settled in the mountainous regions of the northwest and eastern parts of Jamaica. Specifically, the Trelawny Maroons settled around Trelawny Town and Accompong in the northwest, and the Windward Maroons settled around Scott's Hall, Newry Town, and Quao Hill in the east.
3. **Comparison with Jamaica's physical features:**
The Maroons settled in rugged, mountainous terrain, which is less accessible and offers natural protection.
4. **Mountains in each area:**
- Trelawny Maroons area includes part of the Cockpit Country and the Blue Mountains.
- Windward Maroons area is near the Blue Mountains and the John Crow Mountains.
5. **Two ways mountainous terrain helped the Maroons:**
- The rugged and steep terrain made it difficult for British troops to navigate and launch attacks.
- The dense forests and elevation provided hiding places and vantage points for early warnings.
6. **Two parishes in the Trelawny Maroons area:**
Answer: C. Trelawny and St Ann
7. **Which river did the Windward Maroons likely not use?**
From the options: Morant River, Plantain Garden, Great River, Rio Grande.
The Windward Maroons area is on the east; Plantain Garden River is in the southeastern area far from their settlements, likely making it less used.
Answer: B. Plantain Garden
8. **Assessing communication and travel statements:**
- 1) Supported (they had their own ways to communicate)
- 2) Supported (long journeys by foot described)
- 3) Not supported (travel was eastwards, not westwards)
- 4) Not supported (travel and communication were challenging but not necessarily difficult to the point of failure)
- 5) Supported (travel was secretive to avoid European soldiers)
Final answers summarized:
1. Northwest and eastern mountainous regions.
2. Mountainous areas with difficult terrain.
3. Cockpit Country, Blue Mountains, John Crow Mountains.
4. Terrain provided natural defense and hiding.
5. C. Trelawny and St Ann.
6. B. Plantain Garden.
7. Statements 1, 2, 5 are supported; 3, 4 not supported.