Haitian Revolution

Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.

• Great Britain
• France
• The United States
• Belgium

_____ and _____ were the primary crops grown in Haiti.

• tobacco; cotton
• sugar; coffee
• opium; rice
• cotton; tea

Slaves made up ___% of the Haitian population.

• 25
• 50
• 80
• 90

Who were the petits blancs?

• slaves
• people of mixed racial heritage
• artisans and merchants in cities
• the planter elite

Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?

• St. Domingue
• Vincent Oge
• Toussaint L'Overture
• Thomas Jefferson

What happened to the grands and petits blancs after the Haitian revolution?

• They were driven off the island.
• They started anti-slavery movements in America.
• The took control of the slave trade in France.
• The assumed control of the government.

What is an embargo?

• someone who wants to abolish slavery
• a dictator
• another word for slave
• a ban on trade

Why was it difficult for Haiti to have a stable economy after independence?

• Haiti did not have crops that other countries wanted.
• They were a republic and could not make effective decisions.
• Former slaves did not want to work on the plantations they had just left.

The French Revolution broke out in the year:

• 1559
• 1978
• 1789
• 1707

In what year did the major slave revolt happen?

• 1776
• 1791
• 1491