https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf en-us 2020-11-12 14:39:01 UTC 2025-11-16 20:27:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916668979 As the French Revolution was going on in France, many groups of people in Saint-Domingue started to demand more rights. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen stated that "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights." This one line greatly impacted people in Saint-Domingue. It inspired the enslaved people to fight for their freedom, and it inspired poorer whites and the affranchis to demand equal rights. It also inspired wealthy whites to demand a say in the governing of France. These different fights and demands caused a lot of conflict, especially between whites and the affranchis which was rarely moderated by the colonial administrators in Saint-Domingue. The new constitution gave different groups of people in Saint-Domingue something to fight for, and caused conflicts between the whites and the affranchis, which distracted them from the unrest amongst the enslaved population. This event is what initially sparked social unrest and a demand for change in Saint-Domingue. Even though the demands of the Revolution dramatically changed after this spark, this event is what led to the Revolution, and completely changed Saint-Domingue as a whole.

]]> 2020-11-12 14:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916668979 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916748988 The beginning of the Haitian Revolution is considered to be a rebellion that happened in the north, sometime in August 1791. This rebellion was the result of months of planning and collecting information and the collaboration of enslaved people, marrons and some free black people. On the day of the rebellion, Boukman Dutty, the leader of the revolt, gave a signal, and the rebellion began. This was the first time the enslaved people really showed their power and numbers, and it was the largest slave revolt yet to occur in the American colonial world. This also inspired enslaved people all across the island to do the same and rebel. This event marks the beginning of the Revolution, and set a precedent for enslaved people all across the colony to demand change. 

]]> 2020-11-12 15:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916748988 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916802039 This decree only impacted a small group of people, however it made  wealthy white people extremely mad. They didn't want to lose their power or privilege, so they refused to follow it. Four months later, the decree was repealed. This made the affranchis extremely upset, so many of them joined the rebels or led their own revolts. Some of them joined slave armies, and even supplied them with weapons. They hoped that once they defeated the wealthy whites, the enslaved people would continue working at the plantations. This event was so important for the revolution since now, it wasn't just the enslaved people against the wealthy white people. There was a whole new population joining the revolution. 

]]> 2020-11-12 15:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916802039 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916847944 At the beginning of the Haitian Revolution, Spain and Great Britain remained neutral. They didn't want to go to war with France, and they were worried that the rebellions would inspire the enslaved people in their colonies to rebel as well. However, when the King was killed, Spain and Great Britain immediately went to war with France. Their troops also joined the rebel armies in Saint-Domingue. The British, Spanish, and colonial government leaders knew that if they had the support of the rebels, they had more power. They promised rebel soldiers land and freedom, so many rebels joined the Spanish in their fight against the French. Toussaint Louverture, a free black military leader who rose in power and rank under the Spanish, became a central part of the revolution. This event changed the whole course of the Revolution. Not only had the British and Spanish joined the rebels, giving them more supplies and funds, and a better chance of winning, but as a result, a key leader of the revolution got power. Without Louverture, the Revolution wouldn't have been the same.

]]> 2020-11-12 15:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916847944 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916941155 After the French government abolished slavery in France and its colonies (partly done to gain the support of the rebels), the rebels switch sides. It is unclear why Louverture decided to join the French and abandon the Spanish, however it was a major turning point in the revolution. With the rebels' support, France was able to maintain control over the colony, and Louveture's power grew. In 1795, Spain signed a treaty with France, and gave them Santo Domingo. Louveture and André Rigaud, an affranchi leader, were able to push out the British (who had maintained slavery and plantations in parts of the colony), and the remaining slaves were freed. France abolishing slavery in all of its colonies was extremely important, since that was one of the major goals of the revolution. Louveture's decision to switch sides affected the revolution greatly, since it gave France much more control over the colony, which shifted the power dynamic of the revolution. It also gave Louveture a lot more power. 

]]> 2020-11-12 15:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/916941155 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/917187729 Louverture, who had gained a lot of power and controlled the north and west of Saint-Domingue, and Rigaud, who controlled the south of the colony, had gotten along and worked together for a while. However, after the British were forced out of the colony, Louverture and Rigaud were the only people with significant power in Saint-Domingue. This, along with the fact that French colonial officials tried to create conflict between the two leaders to weaken Louverture, led to a civil war over who should control Saint-Domingue. Even though Rigaud's officials were all mulatto, and Louverture's officials were all fully black, this war had more to do with economics than race. Rigaud and the affranchi wanted to keep their privileges, land and wealth, and black leaders were afraid they wouldn't promote equality and the abolishment of slavery. The war lasted for over a year, and was very violent. Louveture eventually defeated Rigaud, with the help of the U.S and Great Britain. These countries supplied Louverture with supplies and money for his army in hopes of Louverture winning, declaring independence, and weakening France. They also wanted to make trade deals with Saint-Domingue and gain power in the Caribbean. This civil war was a result of the revolution and the changes it had sparked, and it completely shifted the power dynamic in Saint Domingue.

]]> 2020-11-12 16:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/917187729 201022326 https://padlet.com/201022326/7qnv0psdr4sp12xf/wish/917884785 After the first revolt in August, enslaved people all across the northern part of the colony led their own rebellions, and burned fields, factories, and houses. The revolution spread and heightened over the next few months as enslaved people, armed with all sorts of weapons, burned down over a thousand plantations, killed hundreds of white people, and completely destroyed Cap-Francais, the largest city in Saint-Domingue. White people were panicking. They requested aid from all across the world and killed slaves in hopes of suppressing the revolution. But rebel armies only grew. They became more strategic and got more weapons. Their goals started off fairly simple and limited, but overtime, they became more ambitious. They wanted to abolish slavery and get rid of all the white people in the colony. The Revolution was gaining momentum, and at this point, it was clear the rebels were not backing down. They were willing to do whatever it took to see change.

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