Haitian Revolution Review

What was the most important cause of the Haitian Revolution?

• The Enlightenment

• The French Revolution

• Slavery

• Social hierarchy

Which group was at the top of Saint-Domingue’s social hierarchy?

• Enslaved Africans

• Free people of color

• Petit blancs

• Grands blancs

How did the Enlightenment influence the Haitian Revolution?

• It inspired ideas about human rights and equality.

• It helped Napoleon Bonaparte rule Saint-Domingue.

• It strengthened the plantation system.

• It gave enslaved people weapons.

What event marked the beginning of the Haitian Revolution?

• Napoleon sending an army

• A Vodou ceremony and a major slave revolt

• Louverture creating a constitution

• France reintroducing slavery

Who was Toussaint Louverture?

• A French soldier

• A free person of color who supported slavery

• A skilled military leader of the revolution

• The first president of Haiti

Why did tensions grow between Toussaint Louverture and Napoleon Bonaparte?

• Napoleon refused to recognize Haiti's independence.

• Napoleon attempted to reintroduce slavery in Saint-Domingue.

• Louverture attacked Napoleon’s army in France.

• Napoleon supported the British forces in the revolution.

What was significant about Haiti’s constitution of 1801?

• It allowed slavery to continue.

• It declared all people in Saint-Domingue free and equal.

• It established Napoleon’s rule over the colony.

• It banned all trade with France.

What role did Jean-Jacques Dessalines play in the Haitian Revolution?

• He led Haiti to final independence in 1804.

• He created the constitution of 1801.

• He reintroduced slavery in Saint-Domingue.

• He signed a peace treaty with France.

What was a major outcome of the Haitian Revolution?

• Slavery ended permanently in Haiti.

• Haiti became a French colony again.

• France gained control of the Americas.

• The Enlightenment ended in Europe.

How did France’s demands for payment affect Haiti?

• Haiti became wealthier.

• Haiti’s economy struggled for decades.

• France returned Saint-Domingue to Haiti.

• Haiti expanded its territory.