French Revolution's influence on Haiti & Latin America
Adhithi Baskar
The influence of Revolution
- Slaves in the French Colony of Saint- Domingue rose against their overland and established the independent Republic of Haiti
- Euro-American Leaders mounted independence movement in Central America and South America
- Social reformers to organize broader program of liberation
- It guaranteed political and legal rights to white men, social reformer sought to extend these rights to women and slaves of African ancestry.
During 19th Century
- ALL European and Euro- American State abolish slavery, but former slaves and their descendants remained underprivileged and often oppressed class in most of the Atlantic World
- Quest of women's rights also proceeded slowly during 19th century
- Slaves in the French Colony of Saint- Domingue rose against their overland and established the independent Republic of Haiti
- Euro-American Leaders mounted independence movement in Central America and South America
- Social reformers to organize broader program of liberation
- It guaranteed political and legal rights to white men, social reformer sought to extend these rights to women and slaves of African ancestry.
During 19th Century
- ALL European and Euro- American State abolish slavery, but former slaves and their descendants remained underprivileged and often oppressed class in most of the Atlantic World
- Quest of women's rights also proceeded slowly during 19th century
The Haitian Revolution
-Rich French colony on Western Hispaniola
-Known for sugar production
-Richest Colombian colony
Saint Domingue Society
-White French settlers (top of the society)
- 40,000 residents
- wealthy planters
-Gen de couleur (free people of color)
- 30,000 residents
- farmed small plot of land
- worked as artisans in the island's town
-Slaves
- 500,000 residents
- work in fields under brutal condition
- Planters worked their slaves so hard and provided little care that mortality was very high
- Many slaves ran away into the mountains
- By 18th century, Saint-Domingue has many communities of maroons (escaped slaves), who maintained their society and sometime attacked the plantation in search of food, weapons, tools and additional cruits
- As planters lost labors, they imported slave from African and other Caribbean regions continuously, until the slaves price rose dramatically.
- The American and French Revolution prepared the way for a violent political and social revolution in Saint-Domingue
- When the Gen de couleur retuned from America Revolution they were influence by the enlightenment idea
- It is not fair if White setters took all the power
- treated us terribly
- The American Revolution had influenced salves to revolt against white setters
Slave Revolt (1791)
- divided into three groups: White Settlers, Gen de Couleur, Slaves
- Boukman organized the slave revolt
- In August 1791, 12,000 slaves started killing white setters, burned their homes, and they destroyed there plantation
- Slaves leader also found recruits and reinforcements in Saint- Domingue's maroon communities
- French troops arrived in 1792 to restore order, and British and Spanish forces intervened in 1793 in hopes of benefitting from france's difficulties.
- Boukman died
- Slaves overcame the white settlers, gens de couleur, and foreign army.
- Their success are due largely to the leadership of François-Dominique Toussaint
Toussaint Louverture (1744-1803)
- Son of Enlightenment
- Son of slaves
- Learned to read and write from a Catholic priest
- Because of his education and intelligent, he worked as a domestic servant rather than a field hand
- When the slave revolt broke out in 1791, he helped his master escape to safer land, then he left the plantation and joined the rebels
- He was a skilled organize
- By 1793, he built a strong disciplined army
- He defeated world's three strongest armies: French, Britain, and Spanish
- By 1797, he led an army of 20,000 that controlled most of Saint- Domingue
- By 1801, he promulgated a constitution that granted equality and citizenship to all residents of Saint- Domingue
- Arrested by french Troops; died in jail, 1803
The Republic of Haiti
- in 1802, Napoleon dispatched 20,000 troops to restore France authority in Saint- Domingue
- Toussaint attempted to negotiate a peaceful settlement, but the french commander arrested his and sent to France
- He died in Jail of maltreatment in 1803
- After he died the Yellow Fever ravaged french army in Saint- Domingue
The Haitian Revolution is the only successful salves revolt in World History
-Rich French colony on Western Hispaniola
-Known for sugar production
-Richest Colombian colony
Saint Domingue Society
-White French settlers (top of the society)
- 40,000 residents
- wealthy planters
-Gen de couleur (free people of color)
- 30,000 residents
- farmed small plot of land
- worked as artisans in the island's town
-Slaves
- 500,000 residents
- work in fields under brutal condition
- Planters worked their slaves so hard and provided little care that mortality was very high
- Many slaves ran away into the mountains
- By 18th century, Saint-Domingue has many communities of maroons (escaped slaves), who maintained their society and sometime attacked the plantation in search of food, weapons, tools and additional cruits
- As planters lost labors, they imported slave from African and other Caribbean regions continuously, until the slaves price rose dramatically.
- The American and French Revolution prepared the way for a violent political and social revolution in Saint-Domingue
- When the Gen de couleur retuned from America Revolution they were influence by the enlightenment idea
- It is not fair if White setters took all the power
- treated us terribly
- The American Revolution had influenced salves to revolt against white setters
Slave Revolt (1791)
- divided into three groups: White Settlers, Gen de Couleur, Slaves
- Boukman organized the slave revolt
- In August 1791, 12,000 slaves started killing white setters, burned their homes, and they destroyed there plantation
- Slaves leader also found recruits and reinforcements in Saint- Domingue's maroon communities
- French troops arrived in 1792 to restore order, and British and Spanish forces intervened in 1793 in hopes of benefitting from france's difficulties.
- Boukman died
- Slaves overcame the white settlers, gens de couleur, and foreign army.
- Their success are due largely to the leadership of François-Dominique Toussaint
Toussaint Louverture (1744-1803)
- Son of Enlightenment
- Son of slaves
- Learned to read and write from a Catholic priest
- Because of his education and intelligent, he worked as a domestic servant rather than a field hand
- When the slave revolt broke out in 1791, he helped his master escape to safer land, then he left the plantation and joined the rebels
- He was a skilled organize
- By 1793, he built a strong disciplined army
- He defeated world's three strongest armies: French, Britain, and Spanish
- By 1797, he led an army of 20,000 that controlled most of Saint- Domingue
- By 1801, he promulgated a constitution that granted equality and citizenship to all residents of Saint- Domingue
- Arrested by french Troops; died in jail, 1803
The Republic of Haiti
- in 1802, Napoleon dispatched 20,000 troops to restore France authority in Saint- Domingue
- Toussaint attempted to negotiate a peaceful settlement, but the french commander arrested his and sent to France
- He died in Jail of maltreatment in 1803
- After he died the Yellow Fever ravaged french army in Saint- Domingue
The Haitian Revolution is the only successful salves revolt in World History
Latin American
Wars of Independence in Latin America
- Latin American Society
Peninsulares (White people born in Europe)
Creoles (White people, but born in Americas)
Mexican Independents Movement
- led by Miguel de Hilagado
- Declared their independence from Spain
Simon Bolivar
- Called George Washington
- He was Creole leader all around South America
- His army is against Spanish
- He helped the Creoles to overcame the Spanish Military
- His idea was to unity South America, but it didn't work because South America was ethnically divided
Brazilian Independence
- Spanish Colonies and Brazil gained independence during the same time, but just by different process
- Brazil was one of the last ones to get their independence from the Portuguese
Wars of Independence in Latin America
- Latin American Society
Peninsulares (White people born in Europe)
Creoles (White people, but born in Americas)
Mexican Independents Movement
- led by Miguel de Hilagado
- Declared their independence from Spain
Simon Bolivar
- Called George Washington
- He was Creole leader all around South America
- His army is against Spanish
- He helped the Creoles to overcame the Spanish Military
- His idea was to unity South America, but it didn't work because South America was ethnically divided
Brazilian Independence
- Spanish Colonies and Brazil gained independence during the same time, but just by different process
- Brazil was one of the last ones to get their independence from the Portuguese
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