Transcript of The Haitian Revolution The First Latin American Revolution.
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The Haitian Revolution The First Latin American Revolution
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Map of Haiti & the Dominican Republic Today
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Map of Haiti & the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
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I. Causes of Slavery in the Americas A.Europeans needed people
to work in the mines & plantations of their newly conquered
colonies B. Europeans wanted to maximize their profits by using
free labor (mercantilism) C. Since the Europeans killed off most of
the indigenous people with Guns, Germs & Steel they needed a
new group to work
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Middle Passage
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I. Causes of Slavery Continued D. The Catholic Church issued a
decree permitting the use of Africans as slaves E. The Europeans
capitalized on the fact some African societies practiced slavery by
enslaving POWS F. Eventually, Europeans began simply kidnapping
Africans G. As slavery expanded, Europeans sought Africans with
specialized skills in rice, sugar, grain farming, etc
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Middle Passage
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Triangular Slave Trade
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Colonial Trade
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II. Conditions of Slavery
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A.Hard labor, without getting paid B.Long Hours 12-20, without
breaks C.Beatings, rapes, mutilations & other types of torture
D.Epidemics of disease, no access to medical attention E.Lack of
cleanliness, poor living conditions F.Lack of food & water
G.Strict separation from families & other racial groups
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III. Pre-Revolutionary Haiti Social Classes A. Top of the
social pyramid were Europeans or Blancs B. The second level were
free Africans, who usually the mulattoes (African & European)
or gens de coleur C. African slaves French & Other Europeans
born in Europe 28,000 Mulattoes & Mestizoes 500,000
Africans
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IV. How the Haitian Revolution Began? A.African slaves worked
long, hard hours, making Hispaniola largest & richest producer
of sugar in the world B.Coffee, tobacco & indigo (blue) were
also important crops
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IV. How the Haitian Revolution Began?
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C. Long tired of brutal oppression & working for free D.
Many Africans read or heard about the French Revolutions
Declaration of Rights of Man declaring all people EQUAL
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IV. How the Haitian Revolution Began?
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IV. How The Haitian Revolution Began
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IV. How the Haitian Revolution Began D. 1791, during a Voodoo
ceremony, Dutty Bookman gave a stirring sermon calling for Africans
to rise up from their oppression E. On August 22, 1791 Africans
rose up & began killing their masters, overseers & any
other whites on the island. F. Africans also burned down
plantations, buildings, mansions, etc
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IV. How the Haitian Revolution Began
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Slaves take up arms
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Toussaint LOuverture
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A. Educated & free Black Haitian B Owned several successful
coffee plantations & slaves C. Highly educated &
intelligent D. Organized Haitian slave regiments
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Toussaint LOuverture E. Wrote Constitution, abolishing slavery
& racial discrimination F. Constitution also called for a
dictator G. Dictator will choose his successor
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V. The Haitian Revolution Continues A.On April 4, 1792, the
French Government declared ALL people living in the colonies FREE
B.Toussaint LOuverture ruled the colony as an independent state
C.This new group marched into the Spanish controlled part of the
island & freed everyone in 1801
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VI. The Napoleon Factor A.Napoleon seized power in France &
was determined to take control of the colony B.Napoleon sent
troops, who eventually died of yellow fever C.Napoleons troops were
also blocked by British forces
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VII. Independence A.Haiti continued to fight for freedom from
1793- 1803 B.Haiti won its last battle against the French on
November 11, 1803 C.After their historic win, Dessalines declared
Haiti an independent country on January 1, 1804 D.Haitians
celebrated by burning the French flag, singing & dancing in the
streets
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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Dessalines tearing down the French flag
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VIII. Legacy of the Haitian Revolution A.Haiti became the first
free republic in the Americans since the invasion of Europeans
B.Haiti became the first free BLACK republic in the world since the
beginning of Colonialism C.The Haitian Revolution inspired
revolutions across Latin America & the United States D.Haiti
was forced to pay France & the plantation owners
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Heroes of the French Revolution
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VIII. Legacy of the Haitian Revolution E. Haiti was forced to
pay France & the slave owners 90 million francs or $17 billion
dollars F. It took Haiti 143 years (until 1947) to pay the
slaveholders back G. This resulted in Haiti being the poorest
country in the Americas & one of the poorest in the World.
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IX. Haiti Today Cite Soleil Rural Mountain Village
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X. January 12, 2010 Earthquake
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A. 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti B. Between 250, 000 &
300,000died C. At least 300, 00 injured D. Port-au-Prince, the
capital was devastated
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X. January 12, 2010 Earthquake E. Little infrastructure (
Roads, bridges, poorly paved airports, etc) & a weak,
ineffective made it difficult to get supplies into Haiti F. Aid
came from the UN, Red Cross, religious organizations, celebrities
& individuals
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X. January 12, 2010 Earthquake G. Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American
(musician & activist) not only raised money, but also tried to
run for president
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X. January 12, 2010 Earthquake
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H. France was asked to give Haiti back the $17 billion it
extorted after the revolution I They said Nowe already give them
millions in aid
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IX. January 12, 2010 Earthquake
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XII. Post Earthquake A. Investment: 1. Caracoal Industrial
Park: a. SAE-A Korean Clothing Manufacturer b. Sherman Williams
paint production
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XII. Post Earthquake B. Haitian farmers desperately need
investment in seeds, water to cultivate crops