Haitian Revolution

Explore How the Slaves Freed Themselves in the Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was a slave rebellion that began in 1791 in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now known as Haiti. On this small island, the tyrants were the slave owners, people who not only denied their slaves freedom, but felt justified in killing them. The Haitian Revolution began to change the way slaves were viewed all over the world. Although it took nearly another 100 years to eradicate slavery in the west, the parallels between what the Americans and French had done to the slaves was impossible to ignore. The Haitian Revolution was the first and only time that a slave rebellion resulted in a new state. Some of the topics covered in this book include:

The Wealth from Saint-DomingueBeginning of the End of the French ColonyPlanning of One of the Most Historic Revolutions in HistoryThe Revolution BeginsThe Revolution SpreadsRipples of Events in EuropeThe Abolishment of Slavery and the British ResponseToussaint Louverture