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Who led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
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Who led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Who was the leader of the Revolution / first Haitian emperor?
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
1st ruler of independent Haiti under the constitution of 1805; Lieutenant of Toussaint
What were the causes of this revolution?
Racism / unfairness against the mulatto population and slaves - Enslaved people and people of color inspired by American and French; Abused by planter...
What were the goals of this revolution?
Independence from the French; Abolish slavery aka equal citizenship for all people in St.Domingue; Freedom and equal rights
Maroons
Slaves who escaped to the mountains and built their own settlements
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Who led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue? | Toussaint L’Ouverture |
Who was the leader of the Revolution / first Haitian emperor? | Jean-Jacques Dessalines |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines | 1st ruler of independent Haiti under the constitution of 1805; Lieutenant of Toussaint |
What were the causes of this revolution? | Racism / unfairness against the mulatto population and slaves - Enslaved people and people of color inspired by American and French; Abused by planters → Death rate increased → Many slaves ran away + formed their own societies; During the French revolution, white settlers in Saint-Domingue created laws and the right to govern himself but didn’t grant political and legal equality to the mulattos → Civil war between white settlers and mulattos (gens de couleur) |
What were the goals of this revolution? | Independence from the French; Abolish slavery aka equal citizenship for all people in St.Domingue; Freedom and equal rights |
Maroons | Slaves who escaped to the mountains and built their own settlements |
What Enlightenment ideas contributed to this revolution? | Liberty + equality - enslaved and mulatto population of sought to demand; Emphasis on human rights |
Which Enlightenment thinkers contributed to this revolution? | JJR; John Locke |
How did John Locke influence this revolution? | Natural rights of life, liberty, and property - Slaves didn’t have any of these |
How did JJR influence this revolution? | All people are born with rights - not the case for the slaves; Popular sovereignty (government decision should base of on the people of the society) → Should base of on the blacks because they are the majority but that wasn’t the case |
gens de couleur | people of color |
Toussaint L’Ouverture | Issued a constitution granting equality to the slaves of Haiti; Didn’t declare independence to French–to not worry Napoleon |