HATIAN REVOLUTION

The Haitian Revolution between 1791 and 1804 was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti.

EXTERNAL CAUSES

• French Revolution
• Inspiration given by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• Enlightenment ideas

INTERNAL CAUSES

• Inequalities in society
• Lack of political and economical authority.
• French planters made all the money from selling of products produced in the island.
• Extreme racism

IMPORTANT PARTICIPANTS

• Vincent ogÉ
• Jean franÇois
• Toussaint louverture
• LÉger-FÉlicitÉ sonthonax
• AndrÉ rigaud

HISTORICAL FACTS

• -Ten to fifteen thousand slaves in Haiti rise in rebellion. -The revolt began in April of 1791. It ended in November of 1803 with the French defeat at the Battle of VertiÉres. -Haiti Massacre 1804 decreed by Jean-Jacques Dessalines -Spain and Great Britain compete to take advantage of the chaos in Saint-Domingue.

APA

• Us department of state . (S.f.). The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791–1804. 8 de octubre 2015, de Us department Of state Sitio web: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/haitian-rev
• Rand, D.. (n.d.). Social Triggers Of the Haitian Revolution. 2015, from Scholar Library Web site: http://scholar.library.miami.edu/slaves/san_domingo_revolution/individual_e...

APA

• Sutherland, C.. (n.d.). Haitian Revolution. 2015, from BlackPast.org Web site: http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804
• Unknown. (S.f) Making sense of the Haiti revolution. October 9, 2015 de ufl. Siting web: http://users.class.ufl.edu/dgeggus/hthrem.html
• Anonymous. (2015). What was the cause of the Haitian revolution? October 10th 2015, de Ask.com. Sitio web: http://www.ask.com/history/cause-Haitian-revolution-5c67b598250afff2