-w/ no War of 1812, many more black Americans move to Sierra Leone led by Paul Cuffe
-helps to enable cross-trade as well
-worried about it due to seeming subversiveness, American Colonization Society, cross of moderate antislavery types and pro-slavers, forms their own colonies nearby
-in early 1820s, black American migration to Sierra Leone dries up
-while ACS colonies become very unpopular among black Americans, kill off Sierra Leone migration by association
-colony gets sacked by French during French Wars > Second French War (1821-32)
-when US's Wars > Second Quasi War (1839-42) occurs, American colonies fearing French raids fly British flag, essentially joining Sierra Leone
-with the exception of Maryland-in-Africa, which extends far into Ivory Coast
-and gets a lot of people due to American Presidents > 1845-1852 Daniel Webster (Unionist) †