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Haitian Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Saint Domingue (Haiti) was a colony of what country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
2.
What contributed the most to the poverty in Haiti-post revolution?
a)
Lack of formal schooling
b)
Poor land for farming
c)
Independence debt to France
3.

Formerly enslaved Haitian general and leader of the Haitiain Revolution, know for his military and strategic brilliance

a)

maroons

b)

affranchi

c)

Saint-Domingue

d)

Toussaint L'Overture

4.

What is Hispaniola?

a)

Fugitive slaves who ran into the mountains to evade capture

b)

Island territory in the Caribbean region which is home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic today

5.
The Haitian Revolution was the first completely successful _____ revolt in world history.
a)
Male
b)
Rich landowner
c)
Slave
d)
Nationalistic 
6.

Fugitive slaves who ran into the mountains to evade capture

a)

Toussaint L’Ouverture

b)

Code Noir

c)

Affranchis

d)

maroons

7.

Wealthy free people of color living in Saint-Domingue who wanted to end racial discrimination against them

a)

Hispaniola

b)

Maroons

c)

abolition

d)

affranchis

8.
The working class whites were known to dislike one of the other three social classes in particular. Which group did they dislike (HINT: they dislike the group because they felt some jealousy towards their money)
a)
Enslaved people
b)
Maroons
c)
Plantation owners
d)
Free People of Color
9.

Who were the MAROONS?

a)

Wealthy free people of color living in Saint-Domingue who wanted to end racial discrimination against them

b)

Fugitive slaves who ran into the mountains to evade capture

10.
The Haitian Revolution was influenced mainly by which revolution?
a)
French
b)
American
c)
Spanish American
11.
The first strong leader of the slave revolt was?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Maximilian Robespierre
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Simon Bolivar
12.

French colony located on island of Hispaniola that was the most profitable colony in the world

a)

Saint-Domingue

b)

Santo Domingo

c)

Caribbean

d)

France

13.

A religion developed by the enslaved African people of Saint-Domingue in the 1700's and practiced in Haiti

a)

colonization

b)

Vodou

c)

affranchi

d)

Sovereignty

14.

What is Vodou?

a)

A type of religion that many people in Haiti practiced

b)

French colony located on island of Hispaniola that was the most profitable colony in the world