THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION Name: Oksana Doyling Class: 4a3 Subject: History Date: Friday 12 April‚2013 Topic: The Haitian Revolution Table Of Contents Topics Pages Overview of Haiti/ St. Domingue..............................................................................................2 Causes of the Haitian Revolution..............................................................................................3 Outcome of the Haitian Revolution................
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The French Revolution greatly inspired feelings of rebellion among the Haitian people‚ which sparked the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian revolution was brought upon by the obvious oppression towards the people of Haiti but the French Revolution caused the beginnings of the inevitable uprisings by the complete disregard of the African’s natural rights that were stated in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. As well as inequality between social classes and Napoleon Bonaparte’s dishonored
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The Haitian Revolution Every country has a story on how it became its own independent nation‚ some were founded off of colonists moving‚ looking for a new life in a new territory‚ some revolt against their current corruption of a government‚ and that is exactly what the Haitians did. The Haitian revolution from 1791-1804 was the most successful slave revolt in history. With every revolution comes questions such as; why did they revolt? What lead to the revolt? Were they successful? What was the
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reign‚ was one of the most prosperous islands and a huge benefit for France’s economy. Sugar cane was abundant on this island and France sent many African slaves to work on plantations established there. In 1791 a slave revolt broke out when the Haitians learned about the French revolution. This was the only successful slave revolt in history. From this success there was also an immense downfall‚ and what was once one of the richest islands of the 18th century‚ is now the poorest country in the world
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their society and fighting for equal rights. While there are some major similarities and differences among these two revolts‚ the Haitian Revolution was more enlightened and fought for a more righteous cause. One way that the Haitian revolution was more enlightened than the French Revolution was in the way that women were treated during and after the revolts. While Haitians put gender aside to fight racial hatred‚ in France the women were fighting with the men against the upperclass and also simultaneously
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brilliant and luxurious Court‚ to defray the expenses of government. As we go further in the French and Haitian revolution‚ they were both cruel and bloody‚ were there any significant similarities and differences? They both were spurred for similar reasons by oppressed people‚ but they were significantly different economically‚ very different leaders and events. The causes for the French and Haitian revolutions were fairly uniform. An unfair distribution of power between social classes‚ restricted
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every few generations. The Lottery is an emotional look into the lives of the residents of a small town as they deal with the moral implications of holding on to a tradition that is so old that the intricacies of the ritual are all but lost to the people currently living in the town‚ or choosing to give up the archaic and barbaric traditions that where started with the founding of the town‚ and pursuing more progressive and civilized behavior. Ms. Jackson starts the story with a scene depicting a very
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god” in Haitian Creole. (National African Religion Congress par 1) Voodoo is approximately 10‚000 years old. (Ream par 2) The religion has is also practiced in west and central Africa in countries including: Benin and Nigeria. Haitian voodoo is not only practiced Haiti but is regularly practiced in the United States of America‚ The Dominican Republic‚ France and Montreal. (Rock par. 2) The goal of Haitian voodoo is to cure or heal individuals from sickness. (Corbett par. 3) Since Haitian voodoo is
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My memorial for the Haitian Revolution would be located in a populated area where it is easily accessible to everyone in Haiti. The location is crucial for the importance for this memorial to flourish. By it being displayed to a diverse amount of people many will be exposed to the interpretation as well as the cause and effect of the Haitian Revolution. The main audience would be people from Haiti who can have a higher appreciation and understanding for their history‚ to connect with and value. Furthermore
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Haitian Revolution At the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789‚ the colony of St. Domingue‚ now Haiti‚ furnished two-thirds of France’s overseas trade‚ employed one thousand ships and fifteen thousand French sailors. The colony became France’s richest‚ the envy of every other European nation. This plantation system‚ which provided such a pivotal role in the French economy‚ was also the greatest individual market for the African slave trade. Yet‚ conflict and resentment permeated the society
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