Haiti
What was the other name for the island of Haiti?
Saint Domingo
Who lead the Haitian slaves?
Toussaint L'overture
What product did the first factories in England make?
Cloth/textiles
What did the Luddites do?
Destroyed factory machines
What European nation had colonized Haiti?
France
What European nation helped the Hatian slaves when they first revolted?
Spain
What type of trade was hurt by factories?
weavers
Did factories required skilled or unskilled labor?
Unskilled
How many Europeans vs. how many African slaves were in Haiti?
36,000 vs. 500,000
50,000
Name 3 negative consequences of factories.
dirty air, dirty water, slums
What two diseases were common in slums?
Typhoid, cholera
What did Haiti produce for products?
coffee and sugar
What disease did the French troops get?
yellow fever/malaria
What law was passed that limited the age of child laborers to 8 and their hours to 12 per day?
What kept people from asking for better working conditions?
They would be fired and replaced
What year did the slaves in Haiti revolt?
1791
What year did Haiti become independent and what European nation helped drive out the French?
1804, England
What US President did not want factories in America?
Thomas Jefferson
What was England full of?
Hungry people