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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