Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: On 24 August 1895 , hinterland of Sierra Leone becomes British protectorate , and crown colony was renamed Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate .
Simplified: On 24 August 1895 , the land by the coast of Sierra Leone became a British protectorate , and the crown colony was renamed as the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate .