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Aminata
Historical Freetown
Hill's Freetown
John Clarkson
Alexander Falconbridge
100
What do the “O” and “G” burned in Aminata’s chest stand for?
What is Oswald Grant
100
Freetown was also known as
Province of Freedom or Granville Town
100
What company founded the colony?
The Sierra Leone Company
100
Which Black Loyalist did he work with while in Nova Scotia?
Peter Thomas
100
What profession is Falconbridge?
A surgeon
200
To whom did she “sell a barrel of rum” to ensure her passage to Bayo?
Allasane
200
In 1789 the original Freetown was burnt to the ground as a result of...
disagreements among the locals
200
What is twenty miles from the settlement?
A slave operation on Bance Island
200
Who was his older brother?
Thomas Clarkson, a central figure in the abolition of slavery in England
200
How many voyages did he embark on?
Four
300
What is a djeli?
A Storyteller
300
In what year did Alexander Falconbridge establish a new settlement near Fourah Bay?
1791
300
Aminata sailed to Freetown on board the
Lucretia
300
Who called him a saint?
Alexander Falconbridge
300
Why does he take Aminata to Bance Island?
Traders/Armstrong
400
How does she get from Africa to London?
A ship of the Sierra Leone Company
400
In what year did John Clarkson and the Nova Scotians join this settlement?
1792
400
John Clarkson led _____ (#) Nova Scotians to Freetown
150 Fun Fact: it was actually 1100 people
400
How many slaves did he take to Freetown?
Novel: 150 Historical: 1100
400
What does he become later in life?
An Abolitionist
500
The original Freetown was first settled in ________ (year) by _______ (#) previously enslaved settlers from London
1787, 400
500
Who is responsible for the destruction of Freetown?
King Jimmy