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Prologue/Epilogue - 9 views

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Haiti: The Revolution of 1791-1803 - 7 views

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Haitian Revolution

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  • Haitian Revolution is that the slaves rose up In 1791 and by 1803 had driven the whites out of Saint-Domingue, (the colonial name of Haiti) declaring the independent Republic of Haiti.
  • several revolutions going on simultaneously
  • was the richest colony in the West Indies and probably the richest colony in the history of the world.
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  • Saint-Domingue,
  • slave labor
  • produced sugar, coffee, cocoa, indigo, tobacco, cotton, sisal as well as some fruits and vegetables for the motherland, France.
  • there were four distinct sets of interest groups in Saint-Domingue,
  • The whites The free people of color The black slaves The maroons
    • Krissy Parrett
      Krissy Parrett on 10 Nov 09
       
      The Whites= 1. The planters 2.Petit Blancs
  • 20,000 whites, mainly French, in Saint-Domingue
    • Krissy Parrett
      Krissy Parrett on 10 Nov 09
       
      -Wealthy Whites -owned many slaves -Wanted to keep slavery so they could do their work
  • wealthy whites who owned plantations and many slave
  • they were united in support of slavery
  • slave nation governed by white male
  • planters leaned strongly toward independence for Saint-Domingue
  • less powerful than the planters.
  • artisans, shop keepers, merchants, teachers and various middle and underclass whites.
  • not wealthy like the planters
  • few slaves
  • less independence-minded and more loyal to France.
  • committed to slavery and were especially anti-black
  • free persons of color as serious economic and social competitors.
    • Krissy Parrett
      Krissy Parrett on 10 Nov 09
       
      -less powerful -middle class -wanted to keep slaves so their jobs wouldnt be taken
  • There were approximately 30,000 free persons of color in 1789.
  • mulattoes, children of white Frenchmen and slave women
  • half of the free persons of color were black slaves who had purchased their own freedom or been given freedom by their masters
  • often quite wealthy, certainly usually more wealthy than the petit blancs
  • even more wealthy than the planters.
  • color could own plantations and owned a large portion of the slave
  • Free people of color were usually strongly pro-slavery
  • treated their slaves poorly
  • tended to lean toward independence and to wish for a free Saint-Domingue which would be a slave nation in which they could be free and independent citizens
  • regarded the slaves as much more their enemies than they did the whites
  • free people of color strove to be more white than the whites
  • This means the slaves outnumbered the free people by about 10-1
  • slave system in Saint-Domingue was especially cruel.
  • 100,000 of the slaves were domestics
  • 400,000 field hands were the slaves who had the harshest and most hopeless lives
  • run-away slaves who retreated deep into the mountains of Saint-Domingue
  • bitterly anti-slavery, but alone, were not willing to fight the fight for freedom
  • there were tens of thousands
  • French Revolution of 1789 In France was the spark which lit The Haitian Revolution of 1791
  • "exclusif" on Saint-Domingue. This required that Saint-Domingue sold 100% of her exports to France alone
  • and purchased 100% of her imports from France alone
  • It is important to note that this independence movement did not include the slaves in any way whatsoever. Those who were a party to the movement were avowed slave owners and their vision of a free Saint-Domingue was like the United States, a slave owning nation.
  • constant slave rebellions
  • the slaves outnumbered the free people 10-1)
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