Colonial Life
French hunters and traders who lived on Hispaniola in the 1600s, smoking meat on wooden frames and later becoming pirates
What are boucaniers?
society with slavery as its main economic foundation with enslaved people making up the majority of the population
What is a slave society?
Responses to all of the questions in paper 1 will be based solely or partially on these
What are sources?
The Bois Caïman Ceremony was a pivotal vodou religious gathering that is considered the spark that ignited the 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue and was led by this vodou priest from Jamaica
Who is Boukman Dutty?
Determine similarities in Asher and Melissa’s roles leading up to the breakup.
What is compare?
poor white colonists who worked as overseers and small shopkeepers, fearing competition from free people of color
Who are petits blancs?
large plantation workshops or work gangs where enslaved people were organized for field work and processing
What are atteliers?
the last sentence in the introduction paragraph that makes an argument that answers all parts of the prompt.
What is the main complex claim?
This leader called on the Free People of Color to demand their rights based on the decree issued by the National Assembly in 1790; however he did not call for the abolition of slavery.
Who is Vincent Oge?
Focus on the differences in the behavior and responses of Asher and Melissa before and after their breakup, and how it may have contributed to the end of the relationship.
What is contrast?
By the 1760s Saint-Domingue had become known as this, when compared to other colonies in the Americas at that time as Saint- Domingue essentially became France's economic engine
What is the most profitable colony in the Americas?
enslaved or free people of color who served as overseers, supervising other enslaved workers and enforcing the slave masters' rules
What are commandeurs?
In the body paragraph explanation of the significance of your information and how it proves your complex claim is this
What is analysis of evidence?
This former slave who gained freedom would become the prominent leader of the revolution; unifying various factions and making strategic alliances
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
Explore both sides of the story regarding the breakup between Asher and Melissa ,who ended their year-long relationship last week; and whether either party was more responsible.
What is discuss?
wealthy white plantation owners and merchants who controlled most of the land and wealth in Saint-Domingue
Who are grands blancs?
In addition to indigo and cotton plantations these other two kinds of plantations produced more than colonial 239 million Livres worth of commodities destined for Continental Europe and U.S. markets
What are sugar and coffee plantations?
"Considering these facts together, it is clear that…" is a sentence starter that would typically introduce this
What is analysis?
These two commissioners from France made alliances with FPOC (Free People of Color)in order to quell the slave insurrection in Saint- Domingue
Who are Sonthonax and Polverel?
Give valid reasons or evidence from the relationship to support a decision regarding which individual—Asher or Melissa—was more at fault in their breakup after dating for just over a year.
What is justify?
France's policy that forced Saint-Domingue to trade only with France, keeping prices high and profits flowing to France
What is the Exclusif?
these massive farms generated enormous wealth for France, but created horrific working conditions with extremely high death rates and a life expectancy of 7-10 years among the enslaved
What are sugar plantations?
One of the two things that should be done in the conclusion paragraph
What is "Restate Complex Main Claim" and "Explain the significance of these historical events in connection to current events"
This leader was a subordinate of Louverture before taking leadership, and declaring Haitian independence in 1804?
Who is Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
Assess the causes and weigh the evidence to reach a balanced conclusion to see if either Asher or Melissa was more responsible for the breakup of their relationship? Conclusions should be presented clearly and supported with appropriate evidence and sound argument.
What is to what extent?