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What do you think made some Americans choose Liberia's location as a good site for relocating African Americans?

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Liberia was the part of their own native land and also was colonised by America which Americans later freed in 1847 to get rid of African slaves

Step-by-step explanation:

In the 19th century, US decided to abolish slavery and hence it freed all black men and women. They send free black Americans to colonised Africa region (50 years prior to abolition of slavery). This region lies in West Africa and today it is known as Liberia. During the initial years the freed African slaves struggled to secure land in West Africa and thus in 1821, a deal was done to establish a colony at Cape Mesurado. Cape Mesurado’s area was 38,250 square miles.

Liberia was the part of their own native land and also was colonised by America which Americans later freed in 1847 to get rid of African slaves.

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