Mark on Sierra Leone Ad = /9 Mark on Movie = /56 Total Mark = /65
Circular Journey: Back to Sierra Leone Name: ______
1. Canada’s historical links to West Africa span back to over ______years. 1pt
2. The ______organization has a strong presence in Sierra Leone. 1pt
3. The organization tries to support programs for the re-growth of ______institutions and ______development. 2pts
4. True or False Sierra Leone has had the longest ties to the West than any other Western African Nation. 1pt
5. In ______(date), the area known as Sierra Leone was first recorded by the Europeans. 1pt
6. A Portuguese explorer gave the name Sierra Leone because of ______. 1pt
7. True or False There was no slavery in Sierra Leone. 1pt
8. What decision happened in 1772 that set in motion the events that would create the modern state of Sierra Leone? 2pts
9. What event occurred in the West that also contributed to the creation of Sierra Leone? ______1pt
10. How many Black Loyalists came to NS? ______1pt
11. Rev. ______was born a slave in South Carolina in 1740. He also came to NS and became the Founding Father of the Baptist Church of the Maritimes. 1pt
12. The Sierra Leone Company formed in 1791. and its motives were: 3pts
A. ______B. ______C. ______
13. True or False The Sierra Leone Company would not participate in
the slave trade. 1pt
14. ______was sent to NS as an agent of the Sierra Leone Company to recruit new black settlers to relocate to Sierra Leone. 1pt
15. In ______, 15 ships sailed from Halifax to Sierra Leone. 1pt
16. What city did the loyalists establish in Sierra Leone? ______1pt
17. What were the 2 main religious communities in Sierra Leone when the loyalists arrived? 2pts
A. ______B. ______
18. In 1800, who were the 2nd group of black Nova Scotians to arrive in Sierra Leone? 1pt ______
19. In 1808, what church was established in Sierra Leone? 1pt ______
20. In April 1808, the British established a full crown colony which made Sierra Leone what? 1pt
21. In 1961, Sierra Leone was granted ______and became a full member of the British Common Wealth. 1pt
22. What was a failure in Sierra Leone from the start? ______1pt
23. Since 1991, the country has endured the brutality of former army corporal Fodey ______. 1pt
24. What does RUF stand for? 1pt
R= ______U= ______F= ______
25. What is the RUF “hallmark”? 1pt
26. What is another horrific tactic of the RUF? 1pt
27. What did the peace deal in 1999 give Fodey? 2pts
A. ______and B. ______
28. What is the force of the conflict in Sierra Leone that has caused 75 thousand people to die and 2 million people to be displaces from their homes? 1pt ______
29. What are the 2 criteria that make the RUF Criminals? 2pts
A. ______
B. ______
30. What is the process for selling stolen diamonds and why is it easy? 2pts
31. Liberia can produce a max. of ______carats of diamonds, but between 1994 and 1998 they recorded ______million in sales. The difference is stolen diamonds from Sierra Leone. 2pts
32. What do the stolen diamonds help finance? 1pt
______
33. Who are the ‘battlefield’ in Sierra Leone? 1pt ______
34. In 1999, the RUF stormed Freetown and killed ______civilians and over ______children are missing. 2pts
35. Donald Robertshaw is the manager in charge of amputees and war victims at what camp? ______1pt
36. One of the major components of returning the amputees to their villages is ______. 1pt
37. State 3 skills/Trades that the amputees learn in rehabilitation. 3pts
A. ______B. ______
C. ______
38. What industry was created because of the diamond wars? 1pt
______
39. The ______camp at Bo hosts 8000 internal refugees and is funded by CIDA. 1pt
40. Why is film called The Circular Journey? 5pts
Write your answer on the loose-leaf that you used for the Sierra Leone AD questions.