The Slaves got very angry of working all day everyday for nothing and being treated so harshly. They decided to revolt
Major Event
I declare this island to be named HAITI
Napoleon and L'Overture are 2 of the most important leaders and people during the Haitian Revolution. L'Overture was a military genius and disciplined his army incredibly. L'Overture switched allegiances to the French and turned the tide of the War. L'Overture passed a new constitution but Haiti was still technically part of France which was owned by Napoleon.
Important Document
Leclerc (Napoleons Brother in Law) tried to take away the guns of the former slaves, thus beginning a guerilla war that the French, despite their superior training and weapons, had absolutely no chance of winning
Outcomes
On January 1, 1804, Dessaillines declared the island of Saint Domingue independent and renamed it Haiti, which is what the island had been called by the native inhabitants before the arrival of Columbus
This panel is a representation of Haitians own Declaration of Independence. This was the most important document of the Haitian Revolution because it was the one that ended it. It finally made Haiti its own country, and got France out of the equation.
Haitian Independence.We hereby declare Haiti's sovereignty from French colonial control.1805.
Thousands of former slaves, wwere now finally free. The had fought so hard for their freedom and Independence and now had finally gotten what they deserved. Haiti was now independent from France and its own country.
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