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The Frenchmen who settled on Saint Domingue were hunting cows and making jerky.
The Frenchmen who settled on Saint Domingue were hunting cows and making jerky.
True (A)
Spain welcomed the French settlers on Saint Domingue with open arms.
Spain welcomed the French settlers on Saint Domingue with open arms.
False (B)
The pirates in Saint Domingue started stealing from ships in the local seas.
The pirates in Saint Domingue started stealing from ships in the local seas.
True (A)
The population of the island by the end of the 1700s was mainly slaves.
The population of the island by the end of the 1700s was mainly slaves.
The French Revolution led to fights for independence from France in Haiti.
The French Revolution led to fights for independence from France in Haiti.
The government granted freedom to everyone in Saint-Domingue, including the slaves.
The government granted freedom to everyone in Saint-Domingue, including the slaves.
Toussaint L'Overture trained the slaves into an army to fight back against the Spanish invaders in 1791.
Toussaint L'Overture trained the slaves into an army to fight back against the Spanish invaders in 1791.
The National Convention of France granted freedom to the slaves in Haiti, who helped defeat the British and Spanish.
The National Convention of France granted freedom to the slaves in Haiti, who helped defeat the British and Spanish.
Napoleon appointed Toussaint L'Overture as ruler over Saint-Domingue.
Napoleon appointed Toussaint L'Overture as ruler over Saint-Domingue.
Leclerc tried to disarm the slaves in Saint-Domingue, but they fought back and defeated the French because they were immune to smallpox.
Leclerc tried to disarm the slaves in Saint-Domingue, but they fought back and defeated the French because they were immune to smallpox.
Napoleon went home with more troops than he started with after trying to reestablish French colonies overseas.
Napoleon went home with more troops than he started with after trying to reestablish French colonies overseas.
The Haitian constitution was a reflection of support for France and colonialism.
The Haitian constitution was a reflection of support for France and colonialism.
