[DOC] [TLE] Freetown, Sierra Leone (1792- -) | The Black Past: Remembered ... [PAR] The city was founded by British Naval Lieutenant John Clarkson and freed ... the 
settlement in Sierra Leone where they would stop the African slave trade ... in 
1787 and established Granville Town, named after British abolitionist Granville 
Sharp. ... Freetown with a population of approximately 100,000 became its capital 
city. [DOC] [TLE] Freetown - Wikipedia [PAR] Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on 
the Atlantic ... Freetown is the oldest capital to be founded by African Americans, 
having ... Poor, an organisation set up by Jonah Hanway and the British 
abolitionist, .... Descendants of the freed slaves who settled in Sierra Leone 
between 1787... [DOC] [TLE] History of Sierra Leone - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Sierra Leone began when the land became inhabited by 
indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. Sierra Leone was founded 
by a famous Portuguese sailor named Pedro de ... When Europeans first arrived 
at Sierra Leone, slavery among the African peoples of the area was rare. 
According to... [DOC] [TLE] Freed slaves in Sierra Leone | World news | The Guardian [PAR] Aug 30, 2005 ... In 1787 a small fleet set sail from London to Sierra Leone. For the hopeful black 
passengers and their white abolitionist benefactors, ... utopian venture - to 
establish the first colony of freed slaves in Africa. ... home;  world;  africa .... to 
protect the busy British slave-trading depot on Bance Island, a little way... [DOC] [TLE] Freetown - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] An 1835 illustration of liberated slaves arriving in Sierra Leone. ... Cut off from 
their homes and traditions by the experience of slavery, they assimilated some ... 
From 1808 to 1874, the city served as the capital of British West Africa. .... 
Americans and West Indian slaves that landed in Freetown between 1787 and 
about 1885)... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE [PAR] HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE including Slavery and freedom, Protectorate, ... 
But it is also the site selected by a British abolitionist, Granville Sharp, for a ... 
Here there arrives from London, in 1787, a naval vessel carrying 331 freed 
slaves, 41 of .... the violent men of the RUF move inexorably towards the capital, 
Freetown. [DOC] [TLE] Isaac Land, On the Foundings of Sierra Leone, 1787-1808 - branch [PAR] Figure 1: An illustration of liberated slaves arriving in Sierra Leone (1835) .... 
were hard to defend and would not furnish sailors to defend Britain's home 
waters in a hurry (Knox 3, 6). .... Thus, while the colony had been founded by 
white and black abolitionists, rebels .... Moral Capital: Foundations of British 
Abolitionism. [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone: History - Infoplease [PAR] British traders became increasingly active along the Sierra Leone coast. ... In 
1787, 400 persons (including 330 blacks and 70 white prostitutes) arrived at the 
... 1,100 freed slaves under the leadership of the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson ... 
in the region, and the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone was established. [DOC] [TLE] 1926 Slave Revolt in Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Web [PAR] In 1787, the British established Province of Freedom near present. Freetown ... 
The Colony was flooded with liberated slaves from the captured ships. ... gradual 
abolition ordinance was promulgated in 1926 by the British using Sierra Leone 
.... Kemp also told the slaves to go, quiet themselves at home and he did not 
want. [DOC] [TLE] Freetown facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Home Places Africa Sierra Leone Political Geography Freetown ... 519,500), 
capital of Sierra Leone, W Sierra Leone, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. ... The area 
was settled in 1787 by freed slaves sent from England by British abolitionists, ... 
In 1792, Freetown was founded by former slaves from Nova Scotia sent out by 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone - Modern History | History | Background Information ... [PAR] Home; Plan trip ... In 1787, British philanthropists founded the "Province of 
Freedom" which

Question: In 1787, British abolitionists founded this capital of Sierra Leone as a home for liberated slaves
Answer: Freetown