WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group made up the majority of the population of Haiti?
A
Slaves
B
the French
C
plantation owners
D
Creoles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With the economic growth, however, came increasing exploitation of the African slaves who made up the overwhelming majority of the population.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to population DNA tests, approximately 85% of the population of Haiti is Afro-Haitian. Within Black Haitian DNA the composition is approximately 95% African, 5% European or mixed European. The remaining population of Haiti is primarily composed of Mulattoes, Europeans, Asians, and Arabs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The revolution was actually a series of conflicts during the period 1791–1804 that involved shifting alliances of Haitian slaves, affranchis, mulattoes, and colonists, as well as British and French army troops.

Detailed explanation-4: -The African people of Haiti derived from various areas, spanning from Senegal to the Congo. Most of which were brought from West Africa, with a considerable number also brought from Central Africa.

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