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aboriginal Africa Allan McNab amounted Antigua appears appointed arrived Australia Barbadoes Britain British Crown British government Cape Breton Cape Breton Island Captain Caribs CHAP character chiefs civilised coast colonists Columbus Company conquest consequence countrymen discovery Dominica Dutch East emancipation emigrants England English government ere long European expedition France French governor granted Grenada hands Hayti home government honour important inhabitants insurrection island Jamaica Kafirs labour land last century legislative council length lieutenant-governor Lord Lower Canada measure ment mother country nation native negro slaves neighbouring Newfoundland Nova Scotia Parliament party peace period planters population Port possession principal prosperity province race representative assembly result river sent settled settlement settlers shores Sierra Leone slavery South Wales Spain Spaniards Spanish square miles surrendered territory tion took place town trade Treaty of Paris tribes United Upper Canada Van Diemen's Land vessels West Indian colonies West Indies Zealand