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What was one of the main diseases that killed many people during the Haitian revolution?
What was one of the main diseases that killed many people during the Haitian revolution?
Yellow Fever
What was one of the consequences of many whites fleeing Haiti?
What was one of the consequences of many whites fleeing Haiti?
Losing their plantation activities
Slaves who were freed during the Haitian Revolution were often sent to other countries.
Slaves who were freed during the Haitian Revolution were often sent to other countries.
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What did the Haitian Revolution lead to a decline in?
What did the Haitian Revolution lead to a decline in?
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What deteriorated after the revolution because of the decline in population?
What deteriorated after the revolution because of the decline in population?
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The Haitian revolution exacerbated hunger and starvation.
The Haitian revolution exacerbated hunger and starvation.
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What was one of the economic effects of the Haitian revolution?
What was one of the economic effects of the Haitian revolution?
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The enslaved people served as a symbol of slavery during the Haitian Revolution.
The enslaved people served as a symbol of slavery during the Haitian Revolution.
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What was one destructive consequence of the Haitian revolution?
What was one destructive consequence of the Haitian revolution?
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What did sugar production experience after the revolution?
What did sugar production experience after the revolution?
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Who fled the colony with their capital, technology, and skills?
Who fled the colony with their capital, technology, and skills?
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Social Effects of the Haitian Revolution
- Thousands of people died in the fighting or from diseases like yellow fever.
- Whites fled the country due to fear of losing their lives.
- Slaves were freed (emancipated).
- The population decline due to death and migration.
- Poor relations worsened between different racial groups (Africans, coloureds).
Economic Effects of the Haitian Revolution
- Cane fields and other resources were destroyed.
- Enslaved people destroyed symbols of slavery, including the cane fields.
- Extensive destruction of cane fields during the revolution.
- Sugar production decreased significantly.
- Colonists fleeing took capital, technology, and skills with them, further harming the economy.
- Limited food supplies caused hunger and starvation, exacerbating the suffering.
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Explore the profound social and economic impacts of the Haitian Revolution. This quiz covers the changes in demographics, the plight of different racial groups, and the destruction of key resources that led to significant economic hardship. Test your knowledge and understanding of this pivotal moment in history.
