Events from his life
Who lured toussaint into a false truce and arrested him, sending him to a french prison?
Napoleon
How did the French Revolution contribute the Haitian Revolution?
Through the Enlightenment, introducing radical ideas of liberty, equality, and rights
What is the french revolution?
Movement that influenced Haitian Revolution
Which revolution successfully abolished slavery?
Haitian
Why did Toussaint switch allegiance from the spanish to the french?
Because the french revolutionary government abolished slavery in 1794.
What group sought equal rights with whites, but not the abolition of slavery?
Affrancis
What is the battle of Vertières?
Decisive battle in 1803
How did both revolutions end?
With the surrender of the colonizing country
What document did Toussaint create for the autonomous nation of Haiti?
A constitution
How did the revolution lead to the Louisiana Purchase?
The loss of the colony contributed to Napoleon's need for funds
Attempts to reinstate slavery in Haiti
Napoleon Bonaparte
How did the end of the revolutions economically benefit them?
Opened up trade opportunities
Who finally defeated the french forces after L'Ouverture's death?
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
What's ironic about the economy of Saint-Domingue before the revolution?
It was the most wealthy, and successful colony of Latin America. But was completely built on exploitation of enslaved people.
What is 1804?
Declaration of Haitian Independence
How were both revolutions cause by economic struggles?
British government excessively taxed the colonies while the Haitian government exploited wealth with the system of slavery
Who taught L’Ouverture how to read, and write?
His plantation owner
Why is this revolution so significant?
It was the 1st successful, resulting in the first independent Black republic, the end of French rule, and slavery in Saint-Domingue
August 1791
Bois Caïman Ceremony
Where did these revolutions end?
British at Yorktown and Haitian at Vertieres.