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WorksheetsHaitian Revolution - Check for understanding
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Before the revolution, what was the primary source of Saint-Domingue’s wealth?
Gold and silver mining
Manufacturing of textiles
Sugar and coffee production based on slavery
Trade with Indigenous tribes in North America
Which group held the most political power in Saint-Domingue prior to the revolution?
Wealthy free people of color
White plantation owners
The French military stationed in Paris
Enslaved Africans
How did the French Revolution in Europe influence the people of Saint-Domingue?
It convinced the French King to visit the colony personally
It caused the Spanish to invade immediately
It spread ideas of liberty and equality that inspired the oppressed to revolt
It forced all plantation owners to move back to France
What event in August 1791 served as the inciting incident for the revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor
A massive organized revolt by enslaved people in the northern province
Toussaint Louverture wrote a new constitution
The British navy blockaded the island
Which statement best describes Toussaint Louverture’s role in the revolution?
He was a French general sent to stop the rebellion
He was a former enslaved man who trained a professional army to fight for freedom
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence
He was a Spanish governor who helped the French
Why did Napoleon Bonaparte send thousands of troops to Saint-Domingue in 1802?
To help Louverture defeat the Spanish
To protect the colony from a British invasion
To restore slavery and French control over the island
To negotiate a peace treaty and grant independence
Although Toussaint Louverture was captured, why were the Haitian forces ultimately successful against the French?
The French army surrendered without fighting
The United States sent an army to help Haiti
Disease and the fierce determination of Haitian generals like Dessalines defeated the French
Napoleon decided he no longer wanted the colony
What was the most significant immediate change in Haiti after the revolution ended in 1804?
Haiti became a wealthy trading partner with the United States
Slavery was abolished, and all citizens were declared legally equal
The white plantation owners regained their political power
Haiti became a colony of Spain
Why was the Haitian economy in ruins after the revolution?
The plantation system had been destroyed during the years of fighting
The population had become too large to feed
The gold mines had run out of resources
The French took all the money with them when they left
How did other nations like the United States and France react to Haiti’s independence?
They immediately signed trade deals to buy sugar
They sent money to help rebuild the country
They refused to recognize or trade with Haiti, fearing slave revolts in their own lands
They offered to protect Haiti from future invasions
