Haitian Revolution

This name, meaning 'Little Spain', was given by Columbus to the island now home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

• Taino

• Arawak

• Hispaniola

• Santo Domingo

What country did Columbus sail for?

• France
• Spain
• Britain 
• Portugal 

Who were the original inhabitants of Hispaniola?

• French
• Spaniards
• Taíno-Arawak
• Haitian

What did the Spanish bring to Central America that eventually wiped out many of the Native populations? 

• customs
• diseases
• foods
• religions

_____ and _____ were the primary crops grown in Haiti.

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

Sugar plantations were introduced to Haiti in 1700, this _____ the demand for slaves?

• Increased
• Decreased
• Demand was unchanged
• All of the above

Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?

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

True or False
Haiti was the first area in the Caribbean to gain independence.

• True
• False
• Maybe
• No

To avoid losing the war for Saint-Domingue (Haiti) against Spain and Britain, the French

• enlisted slaves in the French army in exchange for their freedom.
• granted land to all Petit Blancs who contributed to the war effort.
• issued an official decree freeing all the slaves in the colony.
• troops retreated and granted independence to Saint-Domingue (Haiti).

What sparked unrest in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in 1789?

• The Petit Blancs seized the city of Port-au-Prince.
• Some slaves heard a rumor the King of France had granted their freedom.
• The Grand Blancs had revoked freedom from the Wealthy People of Color.
• Napoleon had come to power and wanted to increase slavery in the colony.