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Who was the French Emperor who attempted to Reinstate slavery in the Haitian colonies?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What did Napoleon attempt to reinstate in Haiti that was one of the main causes of the revolution?
Slavery
What year was the Battle of Vertiere
1803
Who was the first leader of the Haitian military during the Haitian Revolution until his death on April 7, 1803?
Toussaint Lourverture
What was the name of the French document that influenced the Haitian Revolution?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
What year was the Haitian Declaration of Independence signed
1804
Who took over the role of leader of the Haitian military after Toussaint's death? This person later became the first emperor of Haiti.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
What caused Napoleon to want to take over Haiti in the first place?
Haiti's booming production of sugar, coffee, indigo, cotton, and cacao
What month and year did the Battle of Ravine-a-Couleuvres take place
February, 1802
Who was the French general that Napoleon deployed to Haiti to invade the colonies? This general is also Napoleon's Brother-in-Law.
Gen. Charles Leclerc
What ideas from the French Revolution influenced the Haitian revolution?
The ideas of Freedom, Liberty, and Equality
What month and year did the Battle of Crete take place?
March, 1802
Who was the Voodoo priest who initiated the French revolution?
Boukman Dutty
What effects did the Haitian revolution have on the United States?
It inspired slave revolts and rebellions throughout the United States and impacted the agreement of the Louisiana Purchase
What month and year did the French Assembly grant affranchis or free people of color, more freedoms and citizenship to the Haitian colonies
April, 1792