1. The Haitian Revolution

2. Resistance
Day-to-Day Activities
Runaways/Maroons
Revolt/Rebellion

3. America Enlightenment Dunmore’s Proclamation (1775)
Declaration of Independence
(1776)

4. France “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity”
-revolutionary French slogan

5. Colonial Saint Domingue (Haiti)

6. The Revolution Begins “Bois Caiman” Crocodile Woods ceremony
(August 1791)
Early leaders:
Boukman Dutty Jean-Francois, Baissou

7. Emancipation Proclaimation
7/11/93 Sonthonax declares freedom for black slaves who fought for the army
8/24/93 Sonthonax proclaims the end of slavery in Saint Domingue
February 1794 French Government makes Sonthonax’s proclaimation law

8. Toussaint L’Overture

10. Battle of San Domingue
Battle on Santo Domingo, a painting by January Suchodolski depicting a struggle between Polish troops in French service and the Haitian rebels

11. Fort de Joux

12. The “Horrors of St. Domingo”

13. Jean-Jacques Dessalines

14. Conclusion