"It is Toussaint’s supreme merit, that while he saw European civilization as a valuable and necessary thing… he never had the illusion that it conferred any moral superiority"
Jose de San Martin
This event was a Gens de Couleur uprising that went wrong
What was the Ogé affair?
Toussaint's birthday
What is May 20th 1743
Who wrote the poem titled "To Toussaint Louverture" praising him for his humility and service to his people
Who was William Wordsworth
This leader ordered the killing of all the white people on the island of Haiti.
Who was Jean-Jaques-Dessalines
This man was sent to Hispaniola after Napoleon was angered by Toussaint's 1801 constitution.
Who was Charles Leclerc
Toussaint Louverture was able to do this in his 1801 constitution
What is ablolishing slavery
Toussaint was given this title in 1794 by General Laveaux
What is Lt. governor?
“One of the most remarkable men in age rich with remarkable men"
Who was Henry Adams?
This leader falsified his victories and tried to make himself seem invincible but was forced to resign after producing no results
Who is Simón Bolívar?
The battle of Crete-A-Peirot turned the tides in this revolution
Toussaint did this to win the first phase of the haitian revolution
Who was Toussaint and Rigaud
“Great as he always had been, he now surprised for the first time”
Who was Marcus Rainsford?
This leader crippled a nation's economy by making taxes super low so that people would like him.
Who was Agustín de Iturbide
This leader ripped up the first draft of their Declaration of Independence because it was not radical enough
Who was Dessalines
This leader was elected to be government of the nation that he established and wrote a constitution
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
Toussaint has said that he was a believer of what type of thinkers
Who are enlightenment thinkers
Here is a man who transformed revolt into organized revolution, a leader characterized by an uncompromising commitment to universal emancipation.”
Who was Sudhir Hazareesingh?
This was the best revolutionary leader of all time
who was Toussaint Louverture
This revolutionary leader died in French prison and his death inspired people to keep fighting.
Who was Toussaint L'ouverture
This leader built one of the strongest armies in the carribean
Who was Toussaint Louverture
Abolished slavery permanently, professed loyalty to France, ordered men 14-55 to serve in the military, and reimplemented the planation system through paid labor