Following the American Revolutionary War, following which the British had evacuated thousands of freed African-American slaves and resettled them in colonies and London, in 1787 the British Crown founded a settlement in Sierra Leone in what was called the "Province of Freedom".
The British Crown founded a settlement in Sierra Leone in what was called the "Province of Freedom". This was in 1787. This was following the American Revolutionary War. This was following which the British had evacuated thousands of freed African-American slaves. This resettled them in colonies. This resettled them in London.