Revolution in Haiti Untitled: Sep 25, 2020 2:00 PM

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Toussaint Louverture

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Week 4 The Revolution in Haiti

Revolution in Haiti The French colony called Saint Domingue was the first Latin

American territory to free itself from European rule. The colony, now known as

Haiti, occupied the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea.

Nearly 500,000 enslaved Africans worked on French plantations, and they out-

numbered their masters dramatically. White masters used brutal methods to terror-

ize them and keep them powerless.

While the French Revolution was taking place, oppressed people in the French

colony of Haiti rose up against their French masters. In August 1791, 100,000

enslaved Africans rose in revolt. A leader soon emerged, Toussaint L’Ouverture

(too*SAN loo*vair*TOOR). Formerly enslaved, Toussaint was unfamiliar with mili-

tary and diplomatic matters. Even so, he rose to become a skilled general and

diplomat. By 1801, Toussaint had taken control of the entire island and freed all the

enslaved Africans.

In January 1802, 30,000 French troops landed in Saint Domingue to

remove Toussaint from power. In May, Toussaint agreed to halt the revolu-

tion if the French would end slavery. Despite the agreement, the French soon

accused him of planning another uprising. They seized him and sent him to

a prison in the French Alps, where he died in April 1803.

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