Liberian History Before 1857: A Reference for Elementary Pupils

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by  Joseph Saye Guannu

LIBERIAN
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CONTENTS
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A Notteot hSet udent
1. 3
Introduction
TheM eaninagn Sdo urofces Hi story 3
ThSei gnificance ofL ibeHisrtoirany 3
QuestioonsnC hap1t er 5
2. 6
Libebreifao1 r8e2 2
TheP rehistLoiribceri ans 6
TheCo mingo fth eHi stoLriicb erians 7
Relatiobnest weeannd amontgh Teri bes 9
Euroanped A mericaCo me. toW estA frica 10
TraditionSaloci alI nstitutiaonnsdP ractices 13
Questioonsn C hap2t er 16
3.
FroAmb olioft Silavoeryn tot hEen do ft hCeo lonial
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Period
ThAebo litioannd C olonizaMtoivoemne nts 19
TheV oyaogfe the 22
Elizabeth
FroSmh erIsblranotd o B assaan Ddu coh 24
Th� ColonoyfL ibe1ri8a2:2 -1839 27
TheF oundoifAn dgd itiCoolnoaln ies 33
Educatioann dM issioAncatiryvi ties 38
EconomDiecv elopment 39
TerritoriEalx pansion 40
QuestioonsnCh apt3e r 41
4.
Frotmh Ceo mmonweoafLl itbhet roti hale n corpora-
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tioonfM arylanidnL ibe1r8i3a9,- 1857
TheCo mmonwealothf L ibe1ri8a3:9 -1857 46
TheB irtohfth eR epubolfLi icb eria 48
TheD eclaratioofIn n dependence 50
TheC onstituotifLo inb eria 51
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TheFl ago fL iberia 52
TheG reSaetalo fL iberia 53
ThFeirs tF ouArd ministratioofPn rses idJeosnetp h
JenkRionbesrts :1 848-55 53
MarylainnAd f rBiecocmaes Independent 55
TheF irstA dminisotrafSti toenp AhlelnBe enn son5 7
EconomiDce velop1m8e3n9t-:1 857 58
Educatio1n8:3 9-1857 58
ForeRiegnl ations 59
Relatiboentwsee nt heS ettlanedrs the Native
Africans 62
QuestioonnsC hap4te r 64
Appendix 69
Rulerso fL iberi1a8:2 2-1857 69
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Histoiryts h set oofr tyh peas tK.n owianbgot uhtpe as te nables
us tou nderstthanpedr esaennadtv osiodm oeft hmei stoafkt esh e
pastS.o b,y s tudyLiinbge rhiiasntw oerm ya,yc omteo k now
moraeb owuhta hta ppelnoenadgg ion o ucro unantdr aytt he
samtiem ep laanb rigfhuttuefrroe Lr i beria.
Thiboso kd oesn otte tlhlwe h olset oarbyo Luitb eripaas'ts.
Its impoluytli nthese p erifordot mh eea rltimieesst to1 857,
they eairnw hicthhf er eaned indepesntdaeotnfMet a ryland
in Libejrioai ntehRdee pubolifLc i bearinabd e caMmaery land
CounIttyi .sh opetdh ayto uirn teirnthe esh ti stoofLry i beria
will bea wakeonrie ndc rebasyre eda dtihnbigos o k.
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INTRODUCTION
THE MEANING AND SOURCEOSF H ISTORY
Histiosryt hea ccouonfwt h ahtas al.retaadkye pnl ace.
Wek noawb owuhta htas h appefnreosdmo urscuecashs w ritings,
archaeaonldoo gyr,at lr aditAirocnh.a eoisl tohgyse t uodfyt he
thinlgesbf eth ibnydp eopwlheol ivleodn agg oas, e xamples,
thehioru steoso,,al nsdw eapoInnsa .d dittiowo rinti ngasn d
archaeaonloothgieymr,p orstoaunrotcf he i stiosory r atlr adition.
Sinocuerf o refadtihndeo rskt n ohwo wt or eaadn dw ritthee
recoorfwd h ahta hda ppeonrwed as h appetnoit nhgea mn tdh eir
communitthyeh,ya dap racotfia cpep oinstpiencpgie alrs otnos
bet hhei stoorifta hnceso mmunTihteyis.ne d ivildeuaarnbleysd
heatrhthe i stooftr hye pire opalnedi mparthtieskd n owletdog e
thowsheo w oulsdu cctehede Hmi.s ttohryai tsn owtri ttbeunt
passeddo wbny w orodfm outish c alolreadhl i story.
THE SIGNIFICANCOEF L IBERIAN HISTOR.Y
Theraer mea nrye asownhsy L ibersihaonuskl ndo mwo re
abotuhte hiirs tFoorrey x.a mptlheoe,r alh istoofery v etrryi be
stathtaetsi tm igraftreoedml sewhAess ruec.ih ti, s n ecessary
thatw es tuoduyhr i sttoofiry n do uwth etthheerwr eer pee ople
liviinngL ibewrhieaon u arn cesatrorrsi cveendt uargioaes,n d,
isfo w,h atth ewye rlei aknewd h ahta ppetnothe edm.
Anothseirgnifi carneta sfoonsr t udyLiinbge rihains tiostry o
leatrnh oer igihnoalm eloafno du rf oref,aw thheeanrsn dw hy
theyl eftan,d thtei moeft heairrri vianLl i beSrioam.oe f o ur
forebmeaayhrs a vceo mfer opmr esenMta-ldtiah,Rye e pubolfi c
SieLeorrnae ,th eR epubolfGi uci nUepap,eV ro ltaanth,de I vory
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CoastTh.e ym ayh avbee efno rcteomid gr atase a resoufl t
pestiwlare,nco ev,e rpopourld artoiu,oga nhn tmda yh avaer rived
herbee twtheeet nh irtaenesdnix tthe ecnetnht uoriftes h Ceh ristian
erao rla ter.
Pestiilsane yndi csee awshei scphr evaedryrs a piadnltakdyes
manlyi vSeois ct.o ublethd a otu arn cesltethofersti f ro rmehro me
wheanp estilbernocokeue at n madn yo ft hedmi eTdh.ii ssp os­
sibslien,ic neth ,o sdea ythse,c urfeo mra ndisye asesh adn ot
beefno und.
Anothreeras ofno thre m igratioonfo upre optloLe i beria
couhladv bee ethna to thpeero pmloer peow erfo-rnu ulm erous
thant heyn evceeras etdom akwear u potnh eNmo.w i,no rdteor
remafirnfe reo tmh eastet aocukarsn ,c esdtecoirsdt eomd o voeu t
ands etetlles ewOhveerrep.o putlaotomi,ao ynh ,a vcea usoeudr
foreftaote hmeirgsrh aertOeev. e rpopuilsaa lstoti horene soufl t
incrienasf eo opdr oducWthieoannp .eo plkneo wh owt op roduce
fooidng reaqtuearn tistoyo,no erlr a ttehren iurm bweiril nlc rease
and thlea nwdi lble cotmoeso m altlo h oltdh eomr p roduce
enoufgho ofdo trh eamn dt heciart tlTeh.it so om,a yh ave
happetnooe udanr c estors.
Drougmhatyh avbee erne sponfsotirhb meli eg raotifoo unr
foreftaothL eirbseW rhiearn.ai nh anso fta lfloearnl onpge riod
oftim e,s treanamsd creedkrysu pa nda nimdailebs,u tw,o rst
ofa ltlh,le a nbde comseops a rcthheadgt r owcirnogbp esc omes
almoismtp ossiWbhleetn.h ciosn dioctciuorinsit ,s r efetroras e d
drouSghotht e.ni cto uhladvb ee etnh oautar n cesetxoprse rienced
al onpge rioofdd r oughatn,dc ,o nsequtehnehtyal dty ol, e ave
andfin d ap lawchee threey c ouglrdo fwoo dh,u nfto arn im,al s
andfis h.
Aga,iw nes housltdu tdhyhe i stoofLr iyb eirinao rdteor
knowan du ndershtowa noudfr o raet/hl eirvsie ntd h eniewr h ome.
It iism portthawanetknt o wa botuhter ierl itghieoginor,v ernment
and poliantdi octsh,tye pre osfs ociinaslt itutions.
Finalitli ysn, e cestsosa tryu tdhyhe i stoofLr iyb esroai sta o
knoawn du ndersottahniedmr p oretvaenntttha sth avoec cu"ed
ori ssutehsaha tv eb eedni scusisnet dh eh istoofryU beria.
Somtimee agof,oe rx ampaln eu,m boefrh istoorifLan isb eria
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LibeHriiasnt boeryf o1r8e5 7
werset atithnagtL iberihani stsohroyulb det hree coorndlo yf
whaetd ucaantcdei dv ilizLeidb erihaadndos n Teot. h ehsies torians,
ane ducaantdea dc ivilizpeedr swoanss o meownheok nebwo w
tos peanadkw ritseu cfho reliagnn guasa Enggleiss ahn Fdr ench
anwdh ow asa m emboefor n oeft hEeu ropCeharins tirane ligions.
Int hiwsa yt,h eeyx clufdreoLdmi berihains tmoorsyot f t he
achieveomfoe tnhtsLe irb eriaannd,s t hceoinrt ributtoti hoen s
buildionfgth isn atioBny.s tudyoinughr i stvoerrycy a reyf,u ll
wem aydis covre whyt heshei stohreilasdnsu cbhe lianedf s
opinions.
QUESTIONOSN CHAPTER ONE
ThMee ananidnS go urocfHe iss tory
1.Whaiths i story?
2.Whaist archaeolanodg hyo,wd oeistc ontritbout thee
stuodfhy is tory?
3.Whaitst hdeiff erebnectew oereaanln wdr ithtiesnt ory?
ThSei gnificanocfLe i beriHains tory
1.Explaeianc ohf t hteh riemep orrteaasnotfn ossr tu dying
Libehriiasnt ory.
2.Explhaoiwen a cohft hfeo llomwaiyhn agvb ee etnh cea use
oft hmieg ratoifoo unfr o reftaotL hiebrsep rieas:t ilweanrc,e,
overpopulanadtd irooungh,t .
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LIBEBREIFAO 1R8E2 2
Thicsh apdteearwil tsht hhei stoofLry i befriraot mh eear liest
timteos1 82t2h,ye e airnw hicLhi bewrasi fao undFeidr.is tt ,
examitnhesie s soufwe h etphreers enLti-dabye wrasi ian habited
befotrhaeer riovfoal u fro refaStehceors.n.ied tx, p lsaoimnoesf
three asownhsi cmha yh avcea usoeudra ncesttoom rsi grate.
Thiridtd, i scutshsreee sl attihoaentxs i satmeodno gu rp eople
afttehreh ya sde ttilnte hden ierwh omelFaonudr.it tdh i,s cusses
theh ighlioghftst hceo ntbaecttw etehGner ainC oastan dt he
worlbde fo1r8e2F 2i.f atnhfid n alilttya ,ka el soo ka ts omoeft he
tradiitinosntialt uantdi pornasc toifpc rees- 1L8i2b2e ria.
THE PREHISTORICL IBERIANS
Thew orpdr ehisotfotmrieecnans thep eriobde fowrriet ten
orr ecorhdisetdoI rynt. h boiosk t,h peh rapsree hiLsitboeriricans
refetrost howsheomay havei nhabLiitbeepdrri iaot rot harriev al
ofo ufro refaTthheesarerst e.h pee opolnwe h omt hearrene o
writatcecno uonrst usffi cioernahtli story.
Theq uestiaornoesf taesnk eWdas: L ibeirnihaa bbietfeodr e
thceo mionftg h ter ipbeoapll aen,di ,fs oh,o wd itdh epseeo ple
liavnedw hahta ppetnote hde mO?n ew ayt ofi nda na nswteor
eacohf t heqsuee stiiostn ose xamionuero ratlr adiFtoiro ns.
instaanccceo,rt doti hnoegr alh istooftr hyGe r ebtow,ogr oups
ofp eopwleer lei viinnpg a rtso fM arylaCnodu nwthye tnh e
Grebaor riTvheeGd r.e bcoal lethde mB aabaon dB lewAel.s o,
thoer hali stoofthry eK rahtno,mo e,n titohnawsth ,et nh eayrr ived,
thlea nwda asl repaodpyul aAtcecdo.r tdoti hnuigns w rihtitsetno ry,
thKer ahlne arneandd spoktehl ea nguoaftg hee psree historic
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