Suriname

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/suriname

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced transportation of millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved in the Americas.
Indentured Servants: People who agree to work for a set period in exchange for passage to a new country or other benefits.
Lingua Franca: A common language used by people who speak different native languages to communicate with each other.
Parliamentary Democracy: A system of government where the executive branch derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (parliament).