Haitian Revolutions - Crash Course

What were the two main factors that fascinated John Green about the Haitian Revolutions?

• Ending slavery and Napoleon getting his feelings hurt

• Ending slavery and gaining independence from France

• Gaining independence from France and defeating the British

• Defeating the British and gaining control of the sugar plantations

What was the main economic activity in the French colony of Saint-Domingue?

• Piracy and smuggling

• Leather production and cattle farming

• Sugar production and slave labor

• Coffee production and trade with Spain

What percentage of Europe's sugar was produced in Saint-Domingue?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

What was the approximate percentage of slaves in the population of Saint-Domingue?

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

Which group in colonial society in Saint-Domingue owned the plantations and slaves?

• Big White planters

• Wealthy free people of color

• Poor whites

• Slaves

What did the French Revolution in 1789 inspire among the different groups in Saint-Domingue?

• Desire for independence from France

• Desire for equal rights for free people of color

• Desire for the abolition of slavery

• All of the above

What event in 1791 sparked the massive slave revolt in Saint-Domingue?

• The French government granting full French citizenship to free men of color

• The French government issuing decrees freeing the slaves

• The Spanish offering support to the slaves

• The British invading Saint-Domingue

Who was one of the leaders of the slave revolt in Saint-Domingue?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint L'ouverture

• Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

• Jacques Dessalines

When did Dessalines declare the island of Saint-Domingue independent and rename it Haiti?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1804

• 1812

What did the Haitian Declaration of Independence reject?

• France and European racism

• Slavery and colonialism

• Napoleon's plans for an American empire

• All of the above