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WorksheetsHaitian Revolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Roughly how many slaves did the plantations in Saint Domingue (Haiti) sometimes have?
a)
4
b)
4000
c)
200
2.
The French Revolution broke out in the year:
a)
1559
b)
1978
c)
1789
d)
1707
3.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was possibly beneficial for what two groups?
a)
Free people of color and working class whites
b)
Rich whites and working class whites
c)
Working class whites and the enslaved
d)
Free people of color and the enslaved
4.
In what year did the major slave revolt happen?
a)
1776
b)
1791
c)
1491
5.
Toussaint Louveture helped shape the slave and maroon army into an organized army.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What three groups were at war with France at the same time in Saint Domingue?
a)
Irish, petit blancs and rich whites
b)
Spanish, Portugese and British
c)
Spanish, British and the former slaves
7.
When Napoleon took power in France, what did he want to do in all French colonies?
a)
Reinstate slavery
b)
Build a waterpark
8.
What "invisible weapon" helped the Haitians defeat Napoleon's army?
a)
Chicken pox
b)
Black plague
c)
Yellow fever
9.
In what year did Jacques Dessalines pronounce Haiti an independent republic?
a)
1790
b)
1804
c)
1789
10.
What group argued that there was inadequate discrimination against blacks?
a)
Rich whites
b)
Free people of color
c)
Working class whites
11.
The French National assembly granted full citizenship (voting rights included) to which group in May 1791?
a)
The enslaved
b)
Maroons
c)
Free men of color
12.
What form of government did the petit blancs (working class whites) want?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
13.
In 1794, what military did Toussaint L'Ouverture become an officer in?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Spanish
14.
Why did the National Convention in France free the enslaved?
a)
They knew it was the right thing to do
b)
They didn't want to have to fight the slave army, the British and the Spanish at the same time.
15.
Why did L’Ouverture switch back to fighting for the French?
a)
They freed all people of color in 1794
b)
He liked their uniforms better
16.
Louverture wanted to get rid of the sugar plantations.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the second phase of the Haitian revolution?
a)
The fight for trading rights
b)
The fight for independence from France
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