The riches of the Caribbean depended on Europeans' taste for sugar, which plantation owners traded for provisions from North America and manufactured goods from European countries. Starting in the 1730s, French engineers constructed complex irrigation systems to increase sugarcane production. By the 1740s Saint-Domingue, together with Jamaica, had become the main supplier of the world's sugar. Sugar production depended on extensive manual labor provided by enslaved Africans in the harsh Saint-Domingue colonial plantation economy. The white planters who derived their wealth from the sale of sugar knew they were outnumbered by slaves by a factor of more than ten and lived in fear of slave rebellion.[2]
In 1758, the white landowners began passing legislation that set restrictions on the rights of other groups of people until a rigid caste system was defined. Most historians have classified the people of the era into three groups. One was the white colonists, or blancs. A second was the free blacks (usually mixed-race, known as mulattoes or gens de couleur, free people of color). These tended to be educated, literate and often served in the army or as administrators on plantations. Many were children of white planters and slave mothers. The males often received education or artisan training, sometimes received property from their fathers, and freedom. The third group, outnumbering the others by a ratio of ten to one, was made up of mostly African-born slaves. A high rate of mortality among them meant that new slaves were being continually imported. They spoke a patois of French and West African languages known as Creole, which was also used by native mulattoes and whites for communication with the workers.[3]
kevin cruz on 21 Jan 10toussaint louverture was born in haiti 1743 and died in france april 7 of 1803 he was 59 years old
Steven Ramos on 21 Jan 10Toussaint was born 1743.The hespaniola gained it's independence 1821 and 1844.That why the dominican republic has 2 independence day.Toussaint died april 7 1803.
Toussaint was the Black George Washington
yea he was the best general back then. he was called the black george washington. he was strong and powerful. he was smart.
Toussaint was the best govener back then.Expecially for the hatians.Everybody wanted to attack hati but toussaint was too good to be fooled.Haiti was very lucky to have a man as such of this caliber.
im a new student but ihear that this man was a great leader during the haitian revolution
he was very famious all the haitians loved him cause he was a great geniral.he was the geniral till he was taken from the french .
he was one of the greatest general
Back then he was known as the "black george washington". He was a good leader to them and everyone appriciated him and thought he was doing a good job :)
He was like a black (not trying to be raceist) nopolien i heard.He was a to freevery frightnig enemy.He had struggled to free his people.
Toussaint Louverture was one of the best generals back then. He was there when Haiti was Santo Domingo. He was a slave. He grew up in a plantation. His owners were fair and let him free. He then became a leader. He is also known as the black George Washington.
Toussiant L'Ouverture was a very good leader he also knew how to take control of the revolt
