Napoleon & the Haitian Revolution

What was the uniform set of laws that eliminated injustices under Napoleon?

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Napoleonic Code

• National Convention

• National Assembly

Which country was not one of the "Five Great Powers" at the Congress of Vienna?

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Prussia

• Spain

What was Napoleon's blockade of British ports called?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Continental System

• Peninsular War

• Waterloo

Who were the gens de couleur of Saint Domingue?

• Wealthy White planters

• The enslaved

• Freedmen

• Poor Whites

What was the name for the military leader leading the revolution in Saint Domingue?

• • François Capois

• Alexandre Pétion

• Henri Christophe

• Toussaint Louverture

Which of the following was not a profitable raw material of Haiti?

• sugar

• indigo

• silk

• cotton

What was the ratio of slaves to colonial officials in Haiti?

• 10 to 1

• 20 to 1

• 5 to 1

• 1 to 10

How did Napoleon respond to the Haitian revolution at first?

• He sent a fleet of ships to capture Toussaint L'Ouverture

• He granted Saint Domingue independence

• He sent artists and enlightenment thinkers

• He increased taxes on the colonists

How does Napoleon gain power as a dictator in France?

• Coup d'etat

• L'etat c'est moi

• The people elect him

• The clergy gives him power in return for having their privileges restored

What was the name for the committee of 5 men that ruled France from 1795-1799?

• Legislative Assembly

• National Assembly

• Directory

• Intendants