Sierra Leone Company
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The Sierra Leone Company was a British philanthropic and commercial organization that established and governed the early Freetown colony in West Africa as a settlement for freed Black people in the late 18th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British trading company
ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ philanthropic organization ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
create a free Black polity under British protection
ⓘ
demonstrate the viability of free labor in Africa ⓘ |
| associatedWith | abolitionist movement in Britain ⓘ |
| boardMember |
Henry Thornton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Wilberforce NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteredBy | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1808 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural production
ⓘ
palm oil trade ⓘ timber trade ⓘ |
| founded | 1791 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
British abolitionists
ⓘ
Granville Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
establishing a settlement for freed Black people in West Africa
ⓘ
governing the Freetown colony ⓘ |
| governed |
Freetown colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Freedom settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
commercial trade on the West African coast
ⓘ
promotion of legitimate commerce as an alternative to the slave trade ⓘ resettlement of freed slaves ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
early British colonization of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
resettlement of Black Loyalists ⓘ resettlement of Jamaican Maroons ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Freetown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSettlement | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
encouragement of Christian missionary activity
ⓘ
establishment of schools in the colony ⓘ |
| predecessor | St George’s Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British Crown Colony of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | transfer of its territories to the British Crown in 1808 ⓘ |
| sponsoredMigrationOf |
Black Loyalists from Nova Scotia
ⓘ
Maroons from Jamaica ⓘ freed Black people from Britain ⓘ |
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