HAITIAN REVOLUTION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

HAITIAN REVOLUTION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS What was the French Revolution? - Answer-Took place from 1789 till 1799, where people revolted against the French monarchy. What was Hispañola? - Answer-The island in the Caribbean were Haiti is located. What was Saint Domingue? - Answer-Western half of the Island of Hispañola. Now a days Haiti. Most profitable slave colony in the world. Who where to leaders of the Haitian Revolution? - Answer-Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean Jacques Dessaline. Both former slaves & Petion and Christophe Who were the gens de coleur? - Answer-Free colored people who owned land. There were about 28-30,000 of them in Saint Domingue. Who were the Grand Blancs? - Answer-White elites, mostly plantation owners. There where 40,000 of them in Saint Domingue Who were the Petit Blancs? - Answer-Whites under the Gens de Couleur. How many slaves where there in Saint Domingue? - Answer-500,000 slaves What was 500,000? - Answer-The number of slaves in Saint Domingue How may free men of color where there in Saint Domingue? - Answer-28-30,000 free non-whites. What number was 28-30,000? - Answer-The population of free men of color. How many whites where there in Saint Domingue? - Answer-40,000 whites What was 40,000 (population)? - Answer-The white population of Saint Domingue.