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GST 112 Study Session 10: DIASPORIC CULTURE AND NIGERIA’S DEVELOPMENT Objective Question

Question

Who was the Egba leader who negotiated with the Sierra Leone Company for the settlement of liberated slaves from Nova Scotia in Sierra Leone?
Options
A Samuel Ajayi Crowther
B Thomas Babington Macaulay
C Thomas Peters
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D Muhammed Shitta Bey
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Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The text states: "It is noteworthy that Thomas Peters, an Egba, who had fought on the side of the British during the American revolutionary war, was among the leaders who negotiated with the directors of the Sierra Leone Company..."

Hint

This individual was a key figure in the early repatriated slave settlements in Sierra Leone.

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