Origins and background
What year did the Haitian revolution begin?
What is 1791
Who was known as "the black Napoleon"?
Hint: he was also known as the most famous leader during the Haitian revolution
Who is toussiant L'Ouverture?
What year did the first major revolt begin?
What is 1791
What date did Haiti officially declare independence?
What is January 1, 1804
What country did Napoleon sell to the U.S. partly because of Haiti’s victory?
What is Lousiana
What was Haiti called before independence?
What is Saint-dominique
Who led the final fight for ionedependence and became haotis first emporor?
Who is Jean-Jaaques Desseilles
What kind of warfare did the Haitians use to defeat European armies?
What is Guillera warfare
What is the meaning of the word “Haiti”?
What is "Land of the high mountains"
What other leader did Haiti later help by giving him weapons and shelter?
What is Simon Bolivar
What major European country controlled Haiti before the revolution?
What is France
What leader built the Citadelle Laferrière fortress in northern Haiti?
What is Henri Christophe
Which disease killed thousands of French soldiers and helped Haiti win?
What is The Yellow Fever
What colors were kept from the French flag to symbolize unity?
What is Red and Blue
What term describes the payment Haiti was forced to make to France for “independence”?
What is The Independence Debt
What religion played a role in uniting the enslaved people before the uprising?
What is vodou
Which female officer fought bravely and became a symbol of courage?
What is Sanité Bélair
What was the final major battle of the Haitian Revolution?
What is The Battle of Vertieres
Who became Haiti’s first emperor after independence?
What is Jean-Jaque Dessailles
When did the United States finally recognize Haiti as a country?
What is 1862
What major world event inspired the Haitians idea of freedom?
What is the French revolution
Who helped spark the revolution during the Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman?
What is Dutty Boukman
Who led the Haitian army at the Battle of Vertieres?
What is Jean-Jacques Dessalines
What happened to Dessalines two years after declaring independence?
What is He was assassinated in 1806
Why is the Haitian Revolution considered unique in world history?
What is It was the only successful slave revolt that created a free nation