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Liberian History
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Congress illegalizes slave importation- S
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Britian abolishes slave trade- S
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American Colonization Society- S
This was made with the intent of resettling freed U.S. slaves in Africa. -
High Death Rate for Settlers- S
The unhealthy conditions of Liberia to the African American settlers caused a very high death rate. -
Settlers buy Land- E
For what was worth about $300 in trade goods, supplies, weapons, and rum, the new settlers gained a "36 mile long and 3 mile wide" strip of coastal land. -
Slave Trade Outlawed in Liberia- E
The new settlers of Liberia were prohibited from participating in the slave trade. -
First African Governer- P
Joseph Jenkins Roberts was appointed Liberis first black governor. -
The Commonwealth of Liberia Income- E
The CWL recieved most of its revenue from taxes, which angered the indigenous people and the British that traded in Liberia. -
Liberian gains independence- P
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Whig Political Party- P
The True Whig Party was founded and was the most prominent politcal division from the late 1800's to 1980 in Liberia. -
Forced Labor- E
The Americo-Liberian settlers employed indiginous people into forced labor until the 1930's. -
Krahn Revolt- S
The tension of the forced labor upon the indigeous groups caused an uprising in Liberia. Master Sergeant Samuel Doe of the indigenous Krahn ethnic group led a revolt that resulted in the assassination of the president and other government officials. -
Master Sergeant Samuel Doe Election- P
This sergeant lead the Krahn Revolt, then held an official presidential election. However, the poll was widely viewed as fraudulant, -
Civil War Economy- E
The first Civil War of Liberia caused many rich buisnessmen to leave the country from 1986-1996. With them they took their money and expertise, greatly damaging the economy. -
Charles Taylor Uprising- P
Leader of the National Patriotic Front of LIberia (NPFL), a rebel group of the Gio ethnicity, came together in an uprising against Doe. -
Doe Assassinated- P