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The Liberation of Haiti

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

a)

a smaller tax burden than the other estates

b)

greater political influence than the clergy

c)

a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

d)

a high tax burden and little political power

2.

Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

3.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

equal rights for women

4.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

5.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

6.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

7.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
8.

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

a)

The tennis courts

b)

The homes of citizens

c)

the church

d)

Bastille

9.
The Haitian Revolution took place between ______?
a)
1791-1804
b)
1776-1781
c)
1789-1804
d)
1804-1808
10.
What country did Haiti gain its independence from ___?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
 Spain
d)
The United States
11.
What did the French call Haiti?
a)
Saint Domingue
b)
Santo Domingo
c)
Hispaniola
d)
New Spain
12.
The grand blancs were ____.
a)
Plantation owners
b)
British
c)
Large Shopkeepers
d)
Traders
13.
The French Revolution battle cry Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity inspired the Haitian slaves to revolt in ___.
a)
1789
b)
1790
c)
1791
d)
1792
14.
Prior to the revolution, Toussaint L’Ouverture was a ____.
a)
Slave Trader
b)
Grand Blanc
c)
Petite blanc
d)
Coachman
15.
How did the Haitian slaves fight the French?
a)
Lined up on the battlefield
b)
Before the sugar harvest
c)
Guerilla style
d)
According to the Code Noir
16.
In the 1700’s the most valuable export from the French colony in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) was
a)
Cotton
b)
Gold
c)
Slaves
d)
Sugar
17.

By the late 18th century, slaves made up ____% of the population of Saint-Domingue (Haiti).

a)

90%

b)

80%

c)

70%

d)

60%

18.
Toussaint L’Ouverture became an officer in the _______ military, putting emancipation of the slaves ahead of his French citizenship.
a)
British
b)
Russian
c)
Portuguese
d)
Spanish
19.
What New World or Western nation was the first to outlaw slavery?
a)
America
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
20.

Who were petits blancs?

a)

the elite planter class of Haiti

b)

slaves in Haiti

c)

artisans and merchants in the cities of Haiti

21.
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