The Migration of New World Blacks to Sierra Leone and Liberia

Quiz 4: The Migration of New World Blacks to Sierra Leone and Liberia

Students must answer all of the questions below after reading the attached article:

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1. What is the overall point of the article?

2.  Who are the major characters?

3.  Why did the free Blacks choose to return to Africa?

4. How did free Blacks pay for their return to African/

5. What countries did free Blacks return to?

6. How many African Americans returned to the 

7. Why do you think most African Americans did not want to return to Africa?

8. What are the major conclusions of this particular article?

9.  When did these events in the article take place?

10. Why do you think the issues in this article are not taught or addressed in high schools, middle schools, or elementary schools?