Toussaint L'Ouverture

L'Ouverture was enslaved by French colonizers in Jamaica.

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• False

Haiti was colonized by the French and British.

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• False

Haiti is located in the sea near California.

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• False

Toussant was moved to revolt against the French by religious prophesies.

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• False

Toussant died in a French jail after being tortured.

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• False

Toussant was known for his military strategy and horsemanship.

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• False

Toussant was able to defeat the British army after he ran the French away from Haiti.

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• False

The European armies were weakened by disease and illness in the tropical islands.

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• False

Haiti is celebrating 200 years as an independent republic.

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• False

The French government ordered the slaves freed, but the plantation owners refused to give up control of the island.

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• False