1. Revolts, Rebellion, Resistance
WALT
WASI
Give examples and causes of current global issues
Retell the story of independence for the Haitian people

2. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 What do you think the term
COLONIAL MERCANTILISM
might mean?
Hint: You have heard the words COLONY and MERCANTILE before!

3. The African Slave Rebellion in Hispaniola
1522-

4. Hispaniola
One of the most brutal slave labor systems was on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

5. St. Domingue Colony
Hispaniola was divided between Spain and France in a 1697 treaty
To provide labor for the colony’s sugar and coffee plantations, hundreds of thousands of slaves were imported from French colonies in Africa
The French plantation owners effectively ruled St. Domingue, often treating their slaves even worse than the government in France considered acceptable

6. Hopes for Freedom
By the late 1700s, intellectuals in France were already beginning to call for the abolition of slavery
In 1789 the outbreak of the French Revolution caused a massive upheaval of French society
This brought about declarations of equality for all, potentially including African slaves in the colonies.

7. Open Rebellion
In August 1791-revolt broke out among slaves in the north of St. Domingue.
Highly developed and organized army
The rebel army grew to include tens of thousands slaves
They burned their former masters’ fields
Cut down all who stood against them
Took rapid control of large areas of the colony’s countryside

8. War against France A brutal war against French troops began
Eventually becoming an international conflict
Colonial powers England and Spain declared war on France

9. Former slave Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture
With support from the new French Republic
Began to govern St. Domingue

10. The Road to Independence
Louverture ruled Haiti as a military dictator
Successfully avoided Spanish and British invasions
Gradually drifting apart from France at the same time

11. The Road to Independence
By 1802, Louverture had taken so much power that Napoleon Bonaparte, sent in the army to reassert colonial control.
Napoleon's troops were decimated by Louverture's men
On New Year’s Day of 1804, the former slaves declared an independent country named HAITI

12. America’s stance on Haiti Today
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