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Haitian Revolution
What?: Inspired by the American and French Revolutions, Haitian slaves rise up against the French.
Where?: Haiti
When?: 1791-1804
Who?: The Haitians were led by Toussaint L’Ouveture
Why?:The Declaration of the Rights of Man abolished slavery, however Napoleon reinstated it because he
needed the revenue from the sugar plantations to pay for his wars in Europe.
How?: The Haitians were primarily able to defeat the French because of the effects of yellow fever on the French army and the guerrilla tactics of the Haitian leader Toussaint L’ouveture
Results:
1) The French attempted to keep Haiti by force but failed despite causing untold destruction and casualties.
2) Haiti wins its independence making it the 2nd free Republic in the Western Hemisphere (The United States
was the first.)
3) By losing Haiti, napoleon needed to find a new source of revenue and therefore decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States (The Louisiana Purchase) thereby doubling the size of the U.S. and giving it an untold amount of resources.
Where?: Haiti
When?: 1791-1804
Who?: The Haitians were led by Toussaint L’Ouveture
Why?:The Declaration of the Rights of Man abolished slavery, however Napoleon reinstated it because he
needed the revenue from the sugar plantations to pay for his wars in Europe.
How?: The Haitians were primarily able to defeat the French because of the effects of yellow fever on the French army and the guerrilla tactics of the Haitian leader Toussaint L’ouveture
Results:
1) The French attempted to keep Haiti by force but failed despite causing untold destruction and casualties.
2) Haiti wins its independence making it the 2nd free Republic in the Western Hemisphere (The United States
was the first.)
3) By losing Haiti, napoleon needed to find a new source of revenue and therefore decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States (The Louisiana Purchase) thereby doubling the size of the U.S. and giving it an untold amount of resources.
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