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This ruin was much aggravated by the Sugar Act of 1846 which brought about a new levelling of the differential duty on sugar . The price of sugar fell in competition with that produced by slave - owning countries such as Cuba ...
This ruin was much aggravated by the Sugar Act of 1846 which brought about a new levelling of the differential duty on sugar . The price of sugar fell in competition with that produced by slave - owning countries such as Cuba ...
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Almost all are descendants of indentured labourers brought over from Madeira after the end of slavery . These labourers found work on the plantations little to their liking and many returned to Madeira ; others opened small shops in the ...
Almost all are descendants of indentured labourers brought over from Madeira after the end of slavery . These labourers found work on the plantations little to their liking and many returned to Madeira ; others opened small shops in the ...
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Whenever I brought up that point in a village I would be told that there was plenty of unused land round the village — why wasn't the Government reclaiming that instead of reclaiming large areas where nobody lived ?
Whenever I brought up that point in a village I would be told that there was plenty of unused land round the village — why wasn't the Government reclaiming that instead of reclaiming large areas where nobody lived ?
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Over Guiana Clouds | 3 |
A Chapter of History | 29 |
The People | 49 |
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African agricultural allowed Amerindians appear bauxite become believe Berbice British Guiana brought building built called canals cause cent coast Colony coloured Commission Company Constitution continued Demerara difficulties District Dutch East Indian economic elected English Essequibo estates fact factory fall Federation feet fields forest Georgetown give given Government Governor ground Guianese hand important increase Indian industry interests Interior labour land leaves less live look manager matter means ment miles move natural Negroes never officer once Party plantations political population possible prepared problems produced Report result rice river road Rupununi schemes schools seems slaves Street sugar survey taken tion told town trees turned various village West workers