THEME: RESISTANCE AND REVOLT
What were the consequences of the Haitian Revolution on Haiti and the wider Caribbean?
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What were the consequences of the Haitian Revolution on Haiti and the
wider Caribbean?
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Topic: Resistance and Revolt
Table of Content Page
Acknowledgement 1
Rationale 2
Introduction 3
What were the consequences of the Haitian 4-6
Revolution on Haiti and the wider Caribbean
Conclusion 7
Appendix 8
Bibliography 11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to acknowledge my teacher Mrs. Rose for giving me guidance throughout this entire project I would also like to thank my mother who has provided resources that contributed to the completion of this project.
Rationale
The researcher chose this topic to do further investigation on the consequences of the revolution for Haiti and the wider Caribbean. The researcher is interested in the social, economic and political effect it had on Haiti as well as the wider Caribbean at the time.
INTRODUCTION
The consequences of the Haitian Revolution hastened and placed emphasis on the deterioration of Haiti but also the development of the wider Caribbean.
The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. Slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1804 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery, but European control over the French economy, the result of which changed the face of the Caribbean Socially, Economically and Politically.
The Haitian Revolution changed the social composition of the island through the expulsion and massacre of the dominant white class. It also increased the
References: [2]Williams, Eric From Columbus to Castro: The history of the Caribbean 1492-1969, Carlton Publishing Group, London, 1970. [3] Dookhan, Isaac A Pre-emancipation History of the West Indies, Carlong Publishers Ltd, kingston10, 33 Second Street, Newport West, Kingston 13, Jamaica, 1971.