Saint-Domingue‚ now known as Haiti‚ was the richest colony in the West Indies and probably the richest colony in the history of the world. Driven by slave labor and enabled by fertile soil and ideal climate. This island was adept with the production of sugar‚ coffee‚ cocoa‚ indigo‚ tobacco‚ cotton‚ sisal as well as some fruits and vegetables for the motherland‚ France. In France in the 18th century a movement for a general concept of human rights‚ universal citizenship and participation in government
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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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CAUSES OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION Impact of the French Revolution. The same intellectual base as the French Revolution‚ that is‚ the cry "libertie egalitie fraternitie" which means that all men had the right to be free and equal‚ did not exactly qualify which kind of person should be free‚ so all men (even slaves) were considered brothers. This thought pervaded the free coloureds and freed slave society and seemed to offer genuine equality and freedom for all on the island. The coloureds wanted
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(January 1‚ 2013). Soup Joumou: A symbol of Haitian independence day. Retrieved from http://lunionsuite.com/2013/01/01/bonne-annee-soup-joumou-a-symbol-of-haitian-independence-day/ Colin‚ J.M /isdh/files/Haiti_Cultural_and_Clinical_Care_Presentation_Read-Only.pdf Cook Ross (2010) Giger‚ J. N. (2013). Haitian Americans. Transcultural nursing: Assessment and intervention (6th ed.‚ pp. 483-507). St. Louis‚ Mo : Elsevier Mosby. McGee‚ A.M. (2012). Haitian Vodou and Voodoo: Imagined religion and popular culture
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Haitian Revolution The philosophical world began to accept more scientific outlook on the world. The scientific outlook began to explain the world as it exists. These years were known as the years of Enlightenment ideas. The philosophical thinkers known for these enlightenment ideas were: Voltaire‚ Montesquieu‚ Rousseau‚ and Locke‚ based ideas of equality and popular sovereignty. Their ideas gained fame‚ and often lead to revolts. These revolts against the sovereignty and questioning their
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heritage‚ yet burdened with injustice‚ provided valuable insight in appreciating the Haitian Americans. Haiti is a gem‚ located among many islands in the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Haitians have weathered instability and chaos but are strong and resilient. Although Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western part of the world‚ the cultural roots of Haitians are rich in traditions. I had the pleasure of working with a Haitian American at my place of employment and was granted the opportunity to interview
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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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Napoleon’s influence on Haitian Revolution It is one of the most known successful slave rebellion ruled by blacks that took place between the years 1791 to 1804 in the western hemisphere. It lasted for a period of 12 years. ‘Haiti’ was renamed after the indigenous Arak name. The Haitian Revolution is the only revolution that leads to the founding of a state. Animosity grew between the African people and the whites due to racism (Geggus 45). In those years‚ the Haitian Revolution established Haiti
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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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