Asked by Diamond Rankine on Apr 29, 2024
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The American Colonization Society,whose leadership and membership included several prominent slaveholders,played an instrumental role in creating what African colony?
A) Sierra Leone
B) Cameroon
C) South Africa
D) Liberia
American Colonization Society
An organization established in the early 19th century to support the migration of free African Americans to Africa.
African Colony
Refers to the territories in Africa that were under the control and rule of European powers during the era of New Imperialism, starting from the late 19th century.
Liberia
A country on the West African coast, founded in the 19th century by freed American and Caribbean slaves as a colony for African-American resettlement.
- Understand the foundation and activities of abolitionist societies and the American Colonization Society.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the foundation and activities of abolitionist societies and the American Colonization Society.
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