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Population
In, 1798, 24,00 free people of color with about 30,000 people in the colony (Green) -
Rumors
Slaves heard a rumor that the King of France had freed them and also heard of the idea of equality (Green) -
Port- au- Prince
In 1791, radical petit blancs seized the city of Port- au- Prince while France was at war with most of Europe (Green) -
The National Assembly
The National Assembly gave full French citizenship to all free men of color (Green) -
Slave Revolt
In August of 1791, there was a slave revolt in Saint Domingue (Lecture Notes) -
Spanish Support
The Spanish gave support to the leader of Saint Domingue, L'Ouverture (Green) -
British Attack
In October of 1793, the British attacked Saint Domingue (Green) -
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Independence
L’Ouverture steered the colony toward independence -
The National Convention
The National Convention in Paris ratified the decree to free the slaves (Green) -
Napoleon
Napoleon seized power in France (Green) -
Second Phase
Second phase of Haitian Revolution started, the fight for independence (Green) -
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Causalities
150,000 people died caused from the war (Green) -
L'Ouverture's Death
L’Ouverture was arrested, shipped to France, and died in prison (Green) -
Renaming Saint Domingue
January 1, 1804, Dessalines who had defeated the French, declared to island of Saint Domingue and renamed it Haiti (Green)
