People
Most prominent leader of the revolution, a general who wrote the constitution where he abolished slavery
Toussaint L’Ouverture
a mix of Catholicism and West African religions
Vodou
Source of income in Saint-Domingue
Sugar and gold
start year of the Haitian Revolution
1791
free mulattoes (mixed African and European descent) and blacks
Affranchis
a distinction won by the Haitians after they drove France out in 1804
The first black republic in the world
a Vodou ceremony which was used as a signal to start the revolution
Bois Caiman
start year of the French Revolution
1789
a general who won the Revolution for Haiti; later declared himself emperor
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
a document from the French Revolution declaring all men equal and free. Partially inspired the Haitian Revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
initial indemnity amount the French demanded from Haiti to compensate slave owners
150 million francs
the year Haiti declared independence
1804
runaway slaves who lived off the land and hid from their former masters
Maroons
a declaration which made slaves free. a move done by the French to help persuade Haitians to fight for them
Abolition of slavery
an 1803 battle which Haitians won, after which the French left
Battle of Vertieres
the year France recognized Haiti’s independence
1825