Haitian Revolutions Quiz

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

• Fishing

• Sugar production

• Textile manufacturing

• Mining

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

• 80%

• 60%

• 40%

• 20%

What percentage of the population in Saint-Domingue were slaves by the 19th century?

• 70%

• 60%

• 90%

• 50%

Who were the top group in the colonial society of Saint-Domingue?

• Free people of color

• Poor whites

• Big White planters

• Slaves

What event in France gave hope to free people of color and slaves in Saint-Domingue?

• The Russian Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

Who was the leader of the massive slave revolt in 1791?

• Toussaint L’ouverture

• Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

• Jacques Dessalines

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What disease killed thousands of French soldiers during the Haitian revolution?

• Malaria

• Yellow Fever

• Cholera

• Tuberculosis

Who declared the island of Saint-Domingue independent and re-named it Haiti?

• Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

• Toussaint L’ouverture

• Jacques Dessalines

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the main reason for Napoleon's interest in Saint-Domingue?

• To reconstruct France's empire in North America

• To sell the colony to the British

• To establish a democracy

• To abolish slavery

What was the significance of Haiti becoming the first modern nation to be governed by people of African descent?

• It established a strong alliance with the United States

• It resulted in economic prosperity for the region

• It led to the end of colonialism in the Americas

• It foiled Napoleon's attempts to build a new world empire