Haitian Revolution and Its Impact Quiz

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What crop did the French import thousands of enslaved Africans to cultivate in St. Domingue?

Sugar (correct)

Wheat

Corn

Rice

What were the social, financial, and political causes that sparked a revolt leading to the French Revolution of 1789?

Increasing political power for all social classes

Political power for the middle classes and high taxes for the peasants

Wealthy middle classes with no political power (correct)

Low taxes and rents, affordable food, and land ownership

Who led the coloured people of the French West Indies in insisting that political liberty was their right?

French planters

Vincent Oge' (correct)

Tanio Indians

Spanish settlers

Who were defeated in 1791 by the planter forces in St. Domingue?

Coloureds led by Vincent Oge' Signup and view all the answers

Who organized and led the enslaved population of Haiti against European nations?

Toussaint L’Ouverture Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the Haitian Revolution change the political landscape of the Caribbean?

1789 Signup and view all the answers

Who made successful attacks on plantations in 1791, taking the Whites and the French troops by surprise?

Dutty Boukman Signup and view all the answers

What inspired the Haitian Revolution first saw skirmishes between Whites and coloureds over privileges?

Ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity of the French Revolution Signup and view all the answers

Who managed to get the former enslaved men and women back to work on the ruined estates and made treaties with foreign governments?

Toussaint L’Ouverture Signup and view all the answers

What did Toussaint decide for St. Domingue?

To become independent Signup and view all the answers

Match the following leaders with their roles in the Haitian Revolution:

Dutty Boukman = Captured and put to death Toussaint L’Ouverture = Defeated and expelled the British in 1798 Signup and view all the answers

Match the following historical events with their impact on the Caribbean:

Haitian Revolution of 1789 = Inspired by the ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity of the French Revolution Haiti under Toussaint: 1801-2 = Managed to get former enslaved men and women back to work on ruined estates Signup and view all the answers

Match the following crops with their cultivation in St. Domingue:

Sugar = Enslaved Africans Coffee = Enslaved Africans Cotton = Enslaved Africans Cocoa = Enslaved Africans Signup and view all the answers

Match the following ideals with their articulation during the Haitian Revolution:

Liberty = The coloured people Equality = The educated class Fraternity = The educated class Signup and view all the answers

Match the following leaders with their involvement in the Haitian Revolution:

Vincent Oge' = Defeated in 1791 by the planter forces Toussaint = Made treaties with foreign governments Signup and view all the answers

Match the following events with their significance during the Haitian Revolution:

Skirmishes between Whites and coloureds over privileges = Inspiration for the Haitian Revolution Coloured people insisting on political liberty = Led to revolt against the Whites Coloured people being admitted to the National Assembly in France = Not admitted in St. Domingue Revolt of enslaved population mounting to a point of revolt = Influence of French Revolution Signup and view all the answers

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