Social Psychology



Haitian Revolutions: World History Crash Course #30

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1. The French colony in Saint-Domingue began in the ______ century as a pirate outpost. They turned to robbing __________ galleons which were loaded with silver mined from South America. Later, many of those pirates/settlers started investing in _________ plantations, which by 1700 were thriving in their production, making Saint-Domingue possibly the most valuable colony. Most of them were African-born.

2. By the late 18th century, more ________ were imported to Saint-Domingue every year (40,000) than the entire white population of the island. By the 19th century, they made up about ______ of the population.

3. What were the four groups in Saint-Domingue society? Describe them.

4. The unrest in 1789 started when some slaves heard a rumor that the _________________ had freed them. Then, in 1791, radical petit blancs seized the city of Port-au-Prince. In May of 1791, the _______________________ gave full French citizenship to all free men of color. In August of 1791, a massive slave revolt broke out.

a. One of the leaders of the revolt was Toussaint Breda, a former slave of full African descent, who later took the name _______________________________.

b. In October of 1793, the British decided to invade Saint-Domingue. Because of their fear of losing the war, the French issued decrees freeing the slaves, which were ratified on February 4, _______. L’Ouverture joined the French to help them defeat the British and the Spanish.

5. After coming to power, ________________________

wanted to reintroduce slavery in the colony to maximum

profits in benefitting the expansion of his empire. This

started the second phase of the Haitian Revolution, the

fight for ______________________.

a. What elements allowed the former slaves to win

the war?

b. On January 1st, 1804, Dessalines (who had defeated

the French) declared the island of Saint-Domingue

independent and re-named it ___________, which

is what the island had been called by native

inhabitants before the arrival of Columbus.

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