Haitian Revolutions Quiz

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

• Mining

• Fishing

• Textile manufacturing

• Sugar production

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

• 40%

• 20%

• 60%

• 80%

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

• 90%

• 80%

• 70%

• 50%

Who were the wealthy free people of color in Saint-Domingue?

• Children of slave owners

• Artisans and laborers

• French planters

• Former slaves

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

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

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

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jacques Dessalines

• Toussaint L'ouverture

• Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

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

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Yellow Fever

• Smallpox

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

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jacques Dessalines

• Toussaint L'ouverture

• Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

What did the Haitian Declaration of Independence reject?

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

• France

What did Haiti become the first modern nation to be governed by?

• People of Native American descent

• People of African descent

• People of European descent

• People of Asian descent