Question

The West African nation of Liberia was founded under the auspices of
A. William Lloyd Garrison.
B. the American Peace Society.
C. Dorothea Dix.
D. the American Colonization Society.

Answer 1

Liberia is 1 of only 2 modern countries in Sub-Saharan Africa without roots in the European Scramble for Africa. Beginning in 1820, the region was colonized by freed American slaves with the help of the American Colonization Society, a private organization that believed ex-slaves would have greater freedom and equality in Africa. Slaves freed from slave ships were also