Haitian Revolution
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- Haiti used to be a pirating outpost until France convinced Pirates to settle and continue to cultivate the land with slaves
- There was a 'caste system' to Haiti. Planters, Free colored people, Petit Blanc (poor white), then the slaves who worked the fields.
- When the slaves heard of the ideas of the Enlightenment, and the actions of the French Revolution, they gained hope and courage for themselves
- We Can Fight Too! We Can Also Be Free!
- The Slaves declared their freedom and Haiti as it's own country. THe Planters heard of this and a war broke out. The Planters sent in their military forces
- Stop those pesky slaves!
- Yes sir!!
- The war lasted a while, but due to the higher forces and their better immunity to the diseases on the island, the Haitian's eventually beat the French
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines then declared independence and named the island Haiti - it became the first modern nation governed by people of African Descent
- *CHEERS*
- Haiti is now it's own Nation! We Declare Independence!!
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