https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1 Made with fortitude en-us 2018-10-25 18:11:53 UTC 2018-10-25 19:36:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297115168 Haiti became the second independent in the Western Hemisphere and the first free black republic in the world. Haiti was the first colony with African slaves to gain independence from a french colony. After this, in 1805, Dessalines, a former field slave, crowned himself as emperor of Haiti.]]> 2018-10-25 18:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297115168 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297122551 Christopher Columbus discovered a large island in the region of the Western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean.
The island of Hispaniola (which is today occupied by the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic), was on of the many landfills Columbus discovered on his voyage to the New World. One discovered, the Spainsh built the New World's first settlement at La Navidad on Haiti's north coast.]]> 2018-10-25 18:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297122551 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297128481 Spanish control of the colony ended with the Treaty of Ryswick. Spain cedes the Western third of the island. The French call their new territory Saint-Domingue and the Spanish call their territory Santo Domingo. St. Domingue today is now also known as the Pearl of the Antilles.]]> 2018-10-25 18:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297128481 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297132073 Members of Dessalines administartion began a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor. The members who assassinated Dessalines included Alexandre Petion and Henri Christophe. Dessalines was assassinated north of the capital city, Port-au-Prince, at Pont Larnage, on 17 October 1806, on his way to fight the rebels.

]]> 2018-10-25 18:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297132073 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297135990 Civil war racks the country, which divides into the northern kingdom  and the southern republic. The northern kingdom was governed by Henri Christophe and the Southern republic governed by Alexandre Petion. Christophe was faced with a rebellion  by his own army and commits suicide. This paved the way for Jean Pierre Boyer to reunify the country and become president of the entire republic in 1820.

]]> 2018-10-25 18:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297135990 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297142449 After the suicide of Henri Christophe, Jean Pierre Boyer became president of the entire republic. In 1821, President Boyer invaded Santo Domingo for the third time with intent of unifying the island. After this, the entire island was controlled by Haiti as a whole until 1844.]]> 2018-10-25 19:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297142449 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297147508 Haiti officially gained its independence from France in 1804. The US was worried that slave rebellion could influence slaves in the US. Because of this American, refused to recognize Haiti's independence until 1862.]]> 2018-10-25 19:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297147508 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297149730 Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti near Les Anglais on October 4, 2016, leaving widespread damage in the undeveloped nation. Matthew was considered a late season hurricane as a 5 on the Saffir- Simpson scale. Initially, the hurricane was reported to have about 1,600 fatalities and left Haiti destroyed.]]> 2018-10-25 19:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297149730 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297151318 Today Haiti has what is called a Semi- presidential system. This means the president of Haiti is head of state elected directly by popular elections. The president of Haiti today is Jovenel Moise]]> 2018-10-25 19:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297151318 hopehackling https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297152826 Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince over a corruption scandal. During the protest, at least 1 person has been killed, and dozens injured. Some marches in the protest were calling for the resignation of President Jovonel Moise.]]> 2018-10-25 19:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hopehackling/ddl54j8lw0z1/wish/297152826