USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt in Haiti
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). A formidable military leader, he turned the colony into a country governed by former black slaves as a nominal French protectorate and made himself ruler of the entire island of Hispaniola .

Detailed explanation-2: -Toussaint Louverture (ca. 1743–1803) was a Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution. Toussaint Louverture is thought to have been born enslaved around 1739–1746 on the plantation of Bréda at Haut de Cap on the northern coast of Saint-Domingue, present day Haiti.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1791, a revolt erupted on the French colony, and Toussaint Louverture, a formerly enslaved man, took control of the rebels. Gifted with natural military genius, Toussaint organized an effective guerrilla war against the island’s colonial population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history, and resulted in the establishment of Haiti, the first independent black state in the New World. One must emphasize the struggles that had been occurring for decades prior to the 1791 outbreak of full-scale rebellion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Francois Dominique Toussaint L’ouverture participating in the successful revolt against French power in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. In 1792, France was in a dicey situation. It had recently become a republic, stoking the ire of European monarchies.

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