COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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They were skilled artisans
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They were freed slaves
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They were Muslim
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They were all women
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although some freed American slaves did settle there, Liberia was actually founded by the American Colonization Society, a group of white Americans-including some slaveholders-that had what certainly can be described as mixed motives.
Detailed explanation-2: -Liberia is the only Black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic. It was established on land acquired for freed U.S. slaves by the American Colonization Society, which founded a colony at Cape Mesurado in 1821.
Detailed explanation-3: -Liberia was founded in 1822 as an outpost for returning freed slaves from the Americas. It grew into a colony and eventually became a commonwealth, and achieved independence in 1847 with the help of the American Colonization Society (a private organization based in the United States).
Detailed explanation-4: -Feb 6, 1820 CE: African Americans Migrate to Liberia. On February 6, 1820, the first group of freed U.S. enslaved people to resettle in Africa departed from New York.