Europeans were inspired to explore the west coast of Africa because they needed more labor to extract raw materials and resources from the New World, especially in the Caribbean. This led to a sharp increase in slave trading.
Answer:
The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817.
Explanation:
It was made to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States. In 1822, the society established on the west coast of Africa a colony that in 1847 became the independent nation of Liberia.