The Making of Guyana

abolition Abomie Africans Amacuro American colonies Amerindians Arawaks arrived attack Bank Barima Bartica became boundary Brazil Britain British Government British Guiana buccaneers built called canoe Captain captured century chapter colonists Columbus Combined Court Commander Corentyne cotton Council of Policy Court of Policy cultivation Cuyuni Demerara and Essequibo Demerara river Demerara-Essequibo Dorado Dutch Dutch settlements England English planters Essequibo and Berbice Essequibo river established estates Europe explorers fleet Fort Nassau France French Georgetown gold Governor Gravesande Guiana coast Guyanese Holland immigration important independence Indian islands King Kykoveral labour land large numbers master Moruca Nassau nations Negroes North Nova Zeelandia Orinoco Pinckard plantations Pomeroon Portuguese Raleigh rebellion river Rupununi sailed Schomburgk Line settled settlers ships slave trade slavery soldiers South America Spain Spaniards Spanish St Eustatius St Kitts Stabroek story sugar Surinam took town Treaty Venezuela village voyage West India Company West Indian West Indies