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Haitian Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the original name of the location of the Haitian Revlution?

a)

Saint Dominicana

b)

Saint Domingue

c)

Saint Kitts & Nevis

2.

What type of colony was Saint-Domingue originally?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Spanish

d)

Portugese

3.

Approximately how many slaves were imported to the island every year?

a)

0

b)

10,000

c)

40,000

d)

75,000

4.

Which people were in the category of Grand Blancs?

a)

White Elites

b)

Poor Whites

c)

Freedmen of Color

d)

Slaves

5.

Which group of people were in the category of Petit Blancs?

a)

Slaves

b)

White Elites

c)

Freedmen of Color

d)

Poor Whites

6.

Which group of people were considered the Affranchis?

a)

Poor Whites

b)

White Elites

c)

Freedmen of Color

d)

Slaves

7.

Who were known as the Noirs?

a)

Slaves

b)

Poor Whites

c)

White Elites

d)

Freedmen of Color

8.

True or False? The Declaration of Rights and Man influenced people to initiate a revolution

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What did the Petit Blancs (poor whites) want?

a)

Equal rights as the Grand Blancs (white elites)

b)

More discrimination against the Affranchis (freedmen of color)

c)

More personal rights, so they could own Noirs (slaves)

10.

In response to the Petit Blancs seizing the capital, what did the National Assembly of Revolutionary France do?

a)

Gave the Petit Blancs what they wanted

b)

Gave citizenship to the Affranchis

c)

Stopped slavery on the island

d)

Reinstalled a new government

11.

Who led the incredibly violent slave revolt that kicked off the revolution?

a)

Toussaint L'ouverture

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

d)

Jacques Dessalines

12.

In hopes of Napoleon's Empire ultimately falling, who supported the revolution in Saint-Domingue?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Austria

13.

In which way did L'ouverture's allegiances fall in chronological order?

a)

France, Spain, France

b)

France, Spain

c)

Spain, France

d)

France

14.

In retaliation of L'ouverture's slave revolt, who did the Grand Blancs invite to seize control along with restoring slavery?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Petit Blancs

d)

British

15.

When the successful slave revolt was complete, what title did L'ouverture proclaim himself as?

a)

Emperor For Life

b)

Dictator For Life

c)

Governor For Life

d)

President For Life

16.

Who was L'ouverture's second in command?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Jacques Dessalines

c)

Charles-Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc

d)

Nobody

17.

Intending to promote his empire in the americas, who did Napoleon send to restore slavery on Saint-Domingue?

a)

Toussaint L'ouverture

b)

Jacques Dessalines

c)

Charles-Victor-Emmanuel LeClerc

18.

What happened to L'ouverture after LeClerc arrived to restore slavery on the island?

a)

Became one of the slaves

b)

Captured and sent to France to die in prison

c)

Given a second chance as a general in Napoleon's army

19.

After its original leader was captured, who took over the rebellion against the French and LeClerc?

a)

Jacques Dessalines

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Toussaint L'ouverture

20.

What was a key contributor in Dessalines' victory over LeClerc?

a)

Manpower

b)

Disease

c)

Knowledge of the Land

d)

Better Weapons