USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the French Revolution affect the French colony of Saint-Domingue, or Haiti?
A
It inspired the Haitian people to mount their own rebellion for independence.
B
It caused the Haitian people to ally with England to conquer the French Republic.
C
It encouraged the Haitian people to demand an annual share of France’s riches.
D
It made the Haitian people suspicious of their French colonizers’ intentions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dominique or Haiti was significantly impacted by the French revolution that inspired the people to have an organised rebellion which was very well planned. It started in the year 1791 and the slaves of the St. Dominique was in the forefront.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French Revolution had a great impact on the colony. St. Domingue’s white minority split into Royalist and Revolutionary factions, while the mixed-race population campaigned for civil rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution provided the necessary spark for the revolution in Haiti to occur: it was the inspiration the cause of the abolition of slavery in Haiti needed to actualize its goals.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution, however became the spark for the Haitian Revolution after the French revolutionaries declared that all men be free and equal and when word spread to Haiti, a French colony, the African slaves of the island agreed and decided to rise up.

Detailed explanation-5: -The French revolution was the most significant effect on Haitian history. Without the French revolution the slaves of Saint-Domingue would have had no hope. The French Revolution gave the slaves hope. Before the revolution even citizens of France were treated very poorly and had few rights.

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