The Haitian Revolution
This was the only uprising of enslaved people that successfully overthrew a colonial government.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This leader of the Haitian Revolution is often called the "Black Napoleon."
Who is Toussaint L’Ouverture?
This U.S. revolt in 1811, inspired by Haiti, was one of the largest slave uprisings on American soil.
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What is the German Coast Uprising?
This was the middle leg of the triangular trade, transporting enslaved Africans to the Americas.
These communities of escaped enslaved people resisted colonial rule in the Americas.
What are maroon societies?
This activist was the first Black woman to publish a political manifesto.
Who is Maria W. Stewart?
The Haitian Revolution prompted this French leader to sell the Louisiana Territory.
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Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This colony was the first in the Americas to adopt large-scale plantation slavery using enslaved Africans.
This U.S. abolitionist and diplomat gave a lecture on Haiti at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This 1835 rebellion in Brazil involved Muslim enslaved people inspired by Haitian independence.
What is the Malê Uprising?
Many maroon leaders were former soldiers from this African kingdom.
What is the Kingdom of Kongo?
Maria W. Stewart’s speeches in the 1830s contributed to this broader social movement.
What is the feminist movement?
The destruction of Haiti’s plantation economy shifted sugar production opportunities to these countries.
What are the United States, Cuba, and Brazil?
This enslaved cook led the mutiny aboard the Creole and secured freedom for 130 African Americans.
Who is Madison Washington?
The Haitian Revolution led to temporary abolition of slavery in French colonies, including these islands.
What are Guadeloupe and Martinique?
Maroon communities played this crucial role in the Haitian Revolution.
What is disseminating information and organizing attacks?
Black women activists emphasized the intersections of these three forms of discrimination.
What are race, gender, and class?
Haiti was required to pay reparations to this country for over 120 years to gain recognition of its sovereignty.
What is France?
This 1811 U.S. revolt was led by Charles Deslondes and inspired by the Haitian Revolution.
What is the German Coast Uprising or Louisiana Revolt?
This article of the Haitian Constitution declared all citizens of Haiti to be Black, unifying the nation’s identity.
What is Article 14?
In the Americas, this was one of the earliest slave revolts, where Africans joined Indigenous groups for freedom.
What is the 1526 revolt in South Carolina–Georgia?
This form of activism by Black women highlighted unfulfilled promises of equality post-slavery.
What is abolitionism?
The Haitian Revolution led to increased fears of slave revolts in the U.S., contributing to the passage of this set of acts in 1798.
The Haitian Revolution led to increased fears of slave revolts in the U.S., contributing to the passage of this set of acts in 1798.
These Afro-descendants established free communities and aided the Haitian Revolution.
Who are maroons?
The legacy of Haiti’s independence influenced African American thought by emphasizing this theme.
What is Black freedom and sovereignty?
Maroon communities often included this group of self-liberated individuals.
Who are self-emancipated people?
This broader movement for women’s rights was influenced by Black women’s activism.
What is the women’s suffrage movement?