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- In 1517, Columbus landed on the island he called Hispanola, through this many spanish people were enslaved, the population reduced from over one million to 60,000.
- Ahhhh. What lovely land. I am going to call it Hispaniola, I will take over and make the people my slaves.
- No please sir! You're killing my people.
- In 1790, a mulatto delegation from Saint-Domingue traveled to the French Assembly to request French Rights, they got refused rights.
- GIVE US RIGHTS.
- NO.
- The Treaty of Ryswick caused France to gain control of 1/3 of Hispaniola. Trade was now open between Saint Domingue and the British Colonies.
- We are taking your land!
- I guess, you guys should have political rights. Whatever.
- This is the French assembly. We require full political rights on behalf of the Mulattos and free blacks.
- In 1802 Napoleon sent his brother, Victor Leclerc to Saint-Domingue to reestablish slavery. Louverture wrote a letter to Jean-Jacques asking him to stop the advances of re-establishing slavery. The battle was no more.
- Victor, you need to get this letter to Saint-Domingue. I need slaves.
- Were free!!!But we have so much debt to pay off. This will take us FOREVER!
- HAHA! YES YOU DO DEBT PAYMENTS TILL 1947. You guys thought you were rich.
- When the Haitian's received freedom from King Charles, they were 150 million francs in gold, for the losses of France due to the abolishment. They borrowed loans from the United States, Germany, and France.
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