Haitian Revolution DBQ Quiz

Which are true about Saint Domingue?Click ALL that are true.

• It was an island colony controlled by the nation of Great Britain

• It used slave labor to grow sugar, coffee, and other cash crops

• If was a major source of wealth for France

• It was made up multiple social classes: Plantation owners know as grand blancs, poorer whites known as petit blancs, mulattoes, free people of color, and slaves.

Which is not true about slavery in Saint Domingue?

• The French relied mainly on slave labor on sugar and coffee plantations.

• Slaves worked in harsh conditions and could be beaten, tortured, or killed.

• Many slaves only lasted about 2-3 years on the island

• All are true

Which is not true about society on Saint Domingue before the Haitian Revolution?

• The French Declaration of the Rights of man inspired the Grand Blancs, Petit Blancs, and Mulattos to seek more rights for themselves, but not for slaves or other groups ranked below them.

• African slaves could gain freedom, own land, and even have more rights than some whites.

• The Grand Blancs were the most wealthy and powerful social group on the Island.

• Most of the population of the colony was white.

Which Document are primary sources?E

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which is not a cause of the French Revolution

• Petit blancs, mulattoes, and free people of color wanted more rights and equality after the Declaration of the Rights of Man from the French Revolution.

• African slaves revolted against harsh treatment

• The native people of the island wanted to remove all Europeans and Africans from the island.

• Business owners did not like the tariffs and restrictions they faced under French control

Which is not true according to Documents C and E?

• Louverture made slaves free to leave the plantation

• Louverture began paying slaves for their work

• Louverture gave slaves better treatment

• Louverture needed work to continue in the fields to support the revolution

Which BEST describes Document D?

• God created different species of men,some better than others.

• Some French people believed that French slavery was wrong.

• The French had the right to buy and sell others as property

• Haiti should have political independence