<P> Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded , established , colonized , and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants . It is one of only two sovereign countries in the world that were started by citizens and ex-Caribbean slaves of a political power as a colony for former slaves of the same political power , the other being Sierra Leone , established by Great Britain . In 1847 , Liberia proclaimed its independence from the American Colonization Society ( ACS ) . </P>
<P> Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded , established , colonized , and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants . It is one of only two sovereign countries in the world that were started by citizens and ex-Caribbean slaves of a political power as a colony for former slaves of the same political power , the other being Sierra Leone , established by Great Britain . In 1847 , Liberia proclaimed its independence from the American Colonization Society ( ACS ) . </P>
why was the african country of liberia formed
why was the african country of liberia formed
as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants
as a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants