The Haitian Revolution
by Austin, Bernardo, Sophia, Macy, and Ty
The Spark
-Macy
Influence from France
They were influenced by the new concept of human rights, universal citizenship, and participation in government. Inspired by events in France, a number of Haitian-born revolutionary movements emerged simultaneously. They used as their inspiration the French Revolution’s “Declaration of the Rights of Man.” They wanted freedom,they wanted rights the wanted to be civilians.
The slaves were influenced by the idea that civilians had rights that they had freedom, they wanted to participate in government.
-Austin
The Revolt
Once this happened, L'ouverture switched allegiances to the French thus the most successful slave revolt in human history which won freedom and citizenship for every slave in the French Caribbean.
-Ty
The Aftermath
Leclerc tried to takes the slaves guns after arriving and regardless of their training and weapons they were no match for all the diseases that the slaves obtained and gave off, particularly Yellow Fever. Napoleon gave up on his dream over an American empire after losing 32,000 troops. To gain more money after constant loss he sold Thomas Jefferson Louisiana thus creating The Louisiana Purchase.
-Ty
The Men of The Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture
L'Ouverture went through slavement to become a militar and political leader of the Haitian struggle for independence in the French Revolution. He abolished slavery and stablished a nation in which all men should be equal. He became a symbol of black power, dignity, and autonomy.
He wrote a constitution that essentially removed Saint-Domingue from French control.
-Bernardo
Napoleon Bonaparte
-Ty
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the leader of the rebels, proclaimed the colony an independent country named Haiti.Dessalines became the nation's first chief of state. Dessalines restricted the mixed race Haitians, and widespread discrimination existed between the mulattoes.
Alexandre Sabés Pétion Killed Dessalines. Pétion took control of southern Haiti, and Christophe took control of the northern part of the country. Jean-Pierre Boyer replaced Pétion in 1818 and reunited the country after Christophe committed suicide in 1820.
-Bernardo
Haiti Today
Haitian Government
-Sophia
Works Cited
"Haitian Revolution." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Thomas O. Ott, The Haitian Revolution 1789-1804 (Knoxville, Tennessee:University of Tennessee, 1973);
"Toussaint L'Ouverture." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
"Jean-Jacques Dessalines." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
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