Haitian Culture
This is the place of origin for the Haitian music style, Nago.
What is Nigeria?
This is the industry thousands of Haitian workers migrated for, although being subject to low wages.
What is the sugar industry?
This popular Dominican music style combines African rhythms with Spanish melodies.
What is meringue?
The relationship between the slaves and the master in the Dominican Republic.
The term for racial identity of mixed European and African ancestry that Dominicans use to describe themselves.
What is Indio?
The continent where the majority of Haitians imitate their cultural practices from.
What is Africa?
This Haitian leader fought to end slavery before being captured by Napoleon.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
The capital city, Santo Domingo, shows strong influence from this European power.
What is Spain/The Spanish Colonial Heritage?
The order General Truho gave to his troops in October of 1937.
What is to kill all people of Haitian descent in the northwest?
This was the richest colony from 1791-1804.
What is Haiti?
The institute where people inside Port-au-Prince still learn art about their ancestors and heritage.
What is the National School for the Arts?
This city was the first permanent French settlement on Hispaniola.
What is Cap-Français/Cap-Haïtien?
African traditions in the Dominican Republic continue in communities like this one, known for drumming and ritual practices.
What is Villa Mella?
The colonists turned to this occupation after sugar production moved to Brazil.
What is cattle ranching?
This precious metal was used to line General Trujillo's formal uniform, to show his power and wealth.
What is gold?
The name of the ceremony that marked the start of the Haitian revolution.
What is Bwa Kayiman?
This was the nickname of Haiti's President who served from 1957 to 1971.
Who is "Papa Doc"?
This aspect of Dominican culture is often emphasized in tourism to present a lighter, more European image.
What is Spanish ancestry?
The name of the Spanish colonizers given by people living in the Dominican Republic.
What is the "Whites of the Lord"?
This was the disease that first started to kill the prisoners of Fort Dimanche.
What is Tuberculosis?
The smaller minority religion Haitians associated themselves with.
What is Vodou/Voodoo?
This is the language the Haitian government imposed as the National language of instruction.
What is French?
This Caribbean country's population is made up of a mix of black, mulatto, and brown people?
What is the Dominican Republic?
The nation the Dominican Republic declared independence from in 1844.
What is Haiti?
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY!)
This was the day Haiti declared official independence from from France.
What is January 1st, 1804?