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Haitian Revolution - short quiz

Authored by Nicholas Haes

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8th Grade

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Where is Haiti?

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On the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean

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30 sec • 1 pt

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Which European nation originally invaded and colonised the island?

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Spain

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What happened to the original native people of the island?

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They almost all died in slavery, of overwork in mines and plantations and of European diseases.

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Which was the next European nation to control Haiti, the ones in power when the revolution occured?

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The French, the colony was known as Saint-Domingue. This became Haiti.

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1 min • 5 pts

Describe as many of the groups of people in the French colony as you can.

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  1. 1. The white, landowning class, the plantation owners.

  2. 2. The white, lower classes, sailors, tradespeople etc.

  3. 3. The mixed white & African people, known as mulattoes, sometimes, also slave owners.

  4. 4. The African-born, or African origin slaves.

  5. 5. The 'Maroons', escaped slaves

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1 min • 3 pts

What was the colonial economy of the island based on?

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Sugar and other agricultural products. Slave labour. Import of slaves, export of goods.

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2 mins • 4 pts

Describe the social problems of the island.

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The power and wealth was mostly concentrated in the hands of the ruling whites.

They looked down on lower class whites as inferior. The lower class whites aspired to greater wealth and representation within society. The same was true of the mixed race people who looked down on the slaves, but were despised by both the slaves and the whites. The black slaves suffered terribly and wanted freedom.

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