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Index
abduction
of enslaved persons, 268; large-scale,
224–29
of men, 223–24
of women, 67–72, 224
abolition era, 92
agriculture
diversified, among Maroons, 242,
243–44, 245–49
women’s role in, in Africa, 341–42n13
Akan people, 78, 252
dominant role of, in insurrection,
86–88
ethnic conflicts of, with other
Africans, 80
alliances
African/Indian, 79, 83–84, 97–99, 115
Black/White, 80–82
between Maroon groups, 85
Maroons/colonial armies, 205–6
Maroons/slaves, 139–40
Maroons/Spanish governors, 122–23
Aluku settlements (Suriname)
beauty of, 176
defence systems in, 189–90
destruction of, 85
emigration of occupants, to French
Guiana, 273–74
fear of, among Whites, 131
growth of, 116
houses in, 211
rice cultivation in, 247
See also Boni; Suriname
Amerindians. See Indians
Ambrister, Robert, 82
amnesty, offers of
acceptance of, 283–85
ineffectiveness of, 280–83, 285
Anderson, Elijah, 107
Andresote, 38, 144, 317
Arbuthnot, Alexander, 82, 208, 261
army life, brutality of, 147
assaults, Maroon, on White communities,
129–43
effects of, on economy, 130, 132–33, 143,
241
fear of, among Whites, 131–33, 131–37,
140–43
protection from, attempts at, 137–38
Bahamas: Maroon settlements in, 125
Bahoruco Maroons (Dominican
Republic), 332n6
assaults by: effect on planters of, 114
habitat of: topographical features of,
181
See also Le Maniel settlement
Barbados: Maroon settlements in, 110
Barbe-Blanche, Jasmin, 63–64
Belize, 168
amnesty accepted in, 283
Black Caribs moved to, 300
371