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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1700’s the most valuable export from the French colony in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) wasCottonGoldSlavesSugar
- 2. Multiple Choice
By the late 18th century, slaves made up ____% of the population of Saint-Domingue (Haiti).
90%
80%
70%
60%
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTo avoid losing the war for Saint-Domingue (Haiti) against Spain and Britain, the Frenchenlisted slaves in the French army in exchange for their freedom.granted land to all Petit Blancs who contributed to the war effort.issued an official decree freeing all the slaves in the colony.troops retreated and granted independence to Saint-Domingue (Haiti).
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat sparked unrest in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in 1789?The Petit Blancs seized the city of Port-au-Prince.Some slaves heard a rumor the King of France had granted their freedom.The Grand Blancs had revoked freedom from the Wealthy People of Color.Napoleon had come to power and wanted to increase slavery in the colony.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceToussaint L’Ouverture became an officer in the _______ military, putting emancipation of the slaves ahead of his French citizenship.BritishRussianPortugueseSpanish
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat New World or Western nation was the first to outlaw slavery?AmericaHaitiMexicoBrazil
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did Toussaint L’Ouverture learn about the Enlightenment ideals that inspired him to lead a rebellion, end slavery, & make Haiti a nation?As a young slave he learned to read and write.He was raised in France during the revolution and Civil War.His father was French and he was raised as a Wealthy Free Person of Color.The wife of his slave master taught him about the Enlightenment.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Toussaint L’Ouverture called “Napoleon Noir” or Black Napoleon?Because his father was French and his mother was a slave of African descent.Based on his belief in the ideals of the French Revolution.Once Haiti was independent of European rule he named himself First Consul.Because he was a short man with revolutionary ideas.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA similarity between the American and French Revolutions was that both revolutionswere successful in large part because of help from abroadled to the crowning of a new monarchwere led primarily by the middle class or bourgeoisieled to the establishment of stable democratic governments
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