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WorksheetsHaitian Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the original name of the location of the Haitian Revlution?
Saint Dominicana
Saint Domingue
Saint Kitts & Nevis
What type of colony was Saint-Domingue originally?
French
British
Spanish
Portugese
Approximately how many slaves were imported to the island every year?
0
10,000
40,000
75,000
Which people were in the category of Grand Blancs?
White Elites
Poor Whites
Freedmen of Color
Slaves
Which group of people were in the category of Petit Blancs?
Slaves
White Elites
Freedmen of Color
Poor Whites
Which group of people were considered the Affranchis?
Poor Whites
White Elites
Freedmen of Color
Slaves
Who were known as the Noirs?
Slaves
Poor Whites
White Elites
Freedmen of Color
True or False? The Declaration of Rights and Man influenced people to initiate a revolution
True
False
What did the Petit Blancs (poor whites) want?
Equal rights as the Grand Blancs (white elites)
More discrimination against the Affranchis (freedmen of color)
More personal rights, so they could own Noirs (slaves)
In response to the Petit Blancs seizing the capital, what did the National Assembly of Revolutionary France do?
Gave the Petit Blancs what they wanted
Gave citizenship to the Affranchis
Stopped slavery on the island
Reinstalled a new government
Who led the incredibly violent slave revolt that kicked off the revolution?
Toussaint L'ouverture
Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc
Jacques Dessalines
In hopes of Napoleon's Empire ultimately falling, who supported the revolution in Saint-Domingue?
Russia
Spain
Ottoman Empire
Austria
In which way did L'ouverture's allegiances fall in chronological order?
France, Spain, France
France, Spain
Spain, France
France
In retaliation of L'ouverture's slave revolt, who did the Grand Blancs invite to seize control along with restoring slavery?
Spanish
French
Petit Blancs
British
When the successful slave revolt was complete, what title did L'ouverture proclaim himself as?
Emperor For Life
Dictator For Life
Governor For Life
President For Life
Who was L'ouverture's second in command?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jacques Dessalines
Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc
Nobody
Intending to promote his empire in the americas, who did Napoleon send to restore slavery on Saint-Domingue?
Toussaint L'ouverture
Jacques Dessalines
Charles-Victor-Emmanuel LeClerc
What happened to L'ouverture after LeClerc arrived to restore slavery on the island?
Became one of the slaves
Captured and sent to France to die in prison
Given a second chance as a general in Napoleon's army
After its original leader was captured, who took over the rebellion against the French and LeClerc?
Jacques Dessalines
Napoleon Bonaparte
Toussaint L'ouverture
What was a key contributor in Dessalines' victory over LeClerc?
Manpower
Disease
Knowledge of the Land
Better Weapons
