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What European nation occupied Haiti prior to its independence?
France
Who helped with the revolution?
Maroon societies and the enslaved
What did the slaves do to revolt?
Slaves revolted against their white masters where they went around killing and burning
What did Haiti do after the second revolution?
Haiti eventually declares permanent independence from France after a second revolution by Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Haiti became this after the Haitian Revolution
An independent nation.
What did its colonizer treat Haiti as?
A slave colony.
What was Haiti’s opinion on rebellion?
The slave colony is always open to rebellion
Who were the slaves joined by?
They were later joined by maroons, as well as Toussaint L''Overture
What was special about the establishment of Haiti?
Haiti becomes the first country in Latin America to win its independence
Haiti was the first ____ country in the Western Hemisphere.
black-led or previous slave colony
Who were the Maroons?
Escaped slaves who established their own settlements outside of the main cities.
How did France treat Haiti?
They Brutalized Haiti for a long time leading to the revolution
What did Toussaint and Maroons do?
Toussaint's army of enslaved Africans and Maroons established their own government and took control of the territory.
What was another significant impact of the Haitian revolution?
Haiti was the first black-led country of the newly established Western Hemisphere
The current state of Haiti due to the brutality of the French colonial rule and the lengthy revolution.
Impoverished and poor.
What goes hand in hand with slavery?
Rebellion and small skirmishes.
Who did the Maroon societies work to fight against?
Slaveowners who did not accept their freedom
What did Toussaint do once in power?
Toussaint produced a new constitution based around abolition of slavery and declared himself governor
What is the current state of Haiti?
Haiti still remains quite impoverished, largely due to the French exploitation to the region
France placed this onto Haiti after its independence
"freedom tax" OR indemnity
What "sparked" the Haitian revolution?
French revolutionary values.
Who was Vincent Oge and what did he do?
Vincent Oge led a small-scale uprising in late 1790 but was later captured and executed
What was the downfall of Toussaint?
Toussaint was betrayed and killed by the French but Dessalines built off the foundation and claimed independence for Haiti
Has Haiti ever recovered from the revolution?
Haiti never really recovered after its revolution – it is an independent nation but unable to effectively sustain its society
The Haitian revolution had this impact on Napoleon's ambitions.