Thomas Peters played a central role in promoting the establishment of a colony for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone. He led a group of Black Loyalists from Nova Scotia to found the colony in 1792. While he did own slaves in his earlier years, he became a champion of freedom for enslaved Africans and worked towards establishing a new home for them in Sierra Leone.

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Thomas Peters Was

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Thomas Peters was

A) a wealthy plantation owner who became the largest slave owner in the Carolinas.
B) the captain of the first ship to bring slaves to North America.
C) an American congressman who played a key role in drafting legislation to end the slave trade.
D) the author of The Crime of Slavery.
E) central in promoting the establishment of a colony for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone.

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