Page+1+-+Introduction

__Sierra Leone__ 


 * Sierra Leone, located in West Africa is a place where it gets really humid during rain season (May to December) and the heat rises even higher during dry season (December to April). Where there is 20 ethnic groups. On this wikispace you will see the nationalism and imperialism between the indigenous people of Sierra Leone and the Europeans who came and brang slavery into west Africa. One of these reasons was because of their skills in agriculture. Also, how the British created Freetown making it to became their capital in Sierra leone.
 * While the British were taking slaves and taking them to a place where they declared it as Freetown, the indigenous people have gone through having disease, illnesses, and loss their way of life. Many have died because of this.
 * Through out the years Sierra Leone has been controlled a lot by force. The indigenous peole have had successful and unsuccessful battles against the British and Krio.Sierra Leone had gotten their independence in the 1960's. When the indigenous people got their independence it just left more power to the Europeans. The Africans had no rights. They have even adapted to British characteristics like religion and language. English is now one of their official language. Other languages include Krio and Mende and many other different languages. Sierra Leone has now over 20 ethnic groups. By the 1930's the first diamond was found in Sierra Leone. Violence and assault was been used because of the diamonds.
 * Lastly, in these wikkispaces you will see an event that had occured June 7, 2007 when the United States helped Sierra Leone with the dept that they owed which lead a stronger bond between them and help Sierra Leone start over and have no worries of owing any money.

(Freetown) the capital of Sierra Leone ​