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== Dutch Colonization (1616-1796) == | == Dutch Colonization (1616-1796) == | ||
In 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana. In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands and then the British declared war on France. The British sent forces | In 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana. In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands and then the British declared war on France. The British sent forces of occupy Dutch colonies in Guyana in 1796. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Guyana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Guyana#Early_colonisation, accessed 5 November 2020.</ref> | ||
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry.com ($) - index and images | |||
|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry ($) - index | |||
|1813-1834 | |1813-1834 | ||
|Slave registers | |Slave registers | ||
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Dutch Colonization (1616-1796)[edit | edit source]
In 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana. In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands and then the British declared war on France. The British sent forces of occupy Dutch colonies in Guyana in 1796. [1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
British Colonization (1796-1966)[edit | edit source]
The British occupied the Dutch colonies of Guyana in 1796. A fight for equality eventually led to independence on 26 May 1966. [2]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry.com ($) - index and images | 1813-1834 | Slave registers | English |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Guyana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Guyana#Early_colonisation, accessed 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Guyana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Guyana#Transition_to_British_rule, accessed 5 November 2020.