Sierra Leone, Liberia and Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa

The overall comparison between the American Colonization Society's role in Liberia and British abolitionist involvement in Sierra Leone remains valuable for historians studying the

• A.A topic entirely disconnected from the history of the transatlantic slave trade
• B.History of a single country in complete isolation from any other
• C.Purely twentieth-century developments with no earlier roots
• D.International and comparative dimensions of the broader abolition movement

Fourah Bay College, founded in 1827, became widely known during the colonial period as the

• A.'Gateway to West Africa'
• B.'Athens of West Africa'
• C.'Cradle of Civilization'
• D.'Capital of Missionary Work'

The various waves of settlement in Sierra Leone, including the earlier 'Black Poor' settlers and the later Nova Scotian arrivals, illustrate the

• A.Simple, single-event nature of the colony's founding
• B.Complete failure of any settlement attempt in Sierra Leone
• C.Complex, multi-stage process behind the colony's founding and early development
• D.Total absence of any settlement history before the twentieth century