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| What was Haiti originally called? |
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| Colony of Saint-Dominigue |
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| Who owned Haiti originally? |
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| Spain owned it at one point, but ceded it to France. |
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| What were the major products from Haiti? |
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| What was the social structure of Haiti? |
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French Creoles (45,000)
Free Blacks and Mulattoes (30,000)
Enslaved People (450,000)
No natives because the population was almost completely wiped out by European diseases. |
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| What problems did Haiti's social structure lead to? |
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Slaves greatly outnumber others.
There was a fear of revolts.
Extremely violent conditions. |
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| What were the phases of the French Revolution? |
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First Phase:
Slave revolts and republican revolution.
New constitution in 1801 abolishes slavery.
Second Phase:
Napoleon seeks to re-establish control and slavery.
He wants to stop the advancement of black people. |
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| What was the slogan of the French Revolution? |
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| "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!" |
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| What impact did the French Revolution have on Haiti? |
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The ideals, actions, and successes of the French Revolution reached the island in 1789.
The free blacks and mulattoes on the island wanted equal rights. |
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| What occurred in 1791 to spark revolution in the colony? |
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The French National Assembly stated that all men born of free parents were free and equal citizens.
The whites on the island refused to hold to this decree. |
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| How did the Haitian Revolution affect President Jefferson? |
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Promised the French that he would help re-establish slavery in Haiti.
Wanted to end trading with Haiti.
US does not recognize Haiti as a country until the 1860s. |
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| How did the Haitian Revolution affect fears in American South? |
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| Trades with black sailors were thought to be bad influences on slaves working in the American South. |
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| How did the Haitian Revolution affect the "Greatest Bargain in American History"? |
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Louisiana Purchase was sold to America by France for $15 million.
Doubled the size of the country.
Gave the US control of several important ports and a tighter hold of the Mississippi River. |
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| How did Napoleon impact France? |
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He controlled prices, encouraged new industry, and built roads and canals.
More citizens had rights to property and access to education with him.
He wanted people to be rewarded based on skills, rather than social classes.
He caused the Directory to fall apart.
He balanced the budget and established the Bank of France. |
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| How did Napoleon impact the world? |
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He took art and money from Italy.
He had all of Europe under his control, except for Britain.
His armies abolished serfdom and nobility and ended Church privileges.
His decision in 1803 to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States doubled the size of that nation. |
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| How was the new Republic of Haiti received globally? |
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| The new Republic of Haiti was negatively received on a global scale. For example, its neighbor, the United States, boycotted trade with it, though it offered many valuable resources. |
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| What impact did the reception make on Haiti itself? |
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| The reception prohibited Haiti from becoming a fixture in trading. By the time it was actually recognized, the country was already heading down the road to "turmoil and dependency". |
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| What were the difference types of changes in US and Haiti revolutions? |
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| US Revolution was more of a political change, while Haiti's was a social change. |
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| What were the economic changes in US and Haiti revolutions? |
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| Since Haiti had a social revolution, there were also negative economic changes, while the US political revolution resulted in economic growth. |
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| How did the US and Haiti separate from their respective mother countries? |
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| The US cleanly separated from Great Britain, while Haiti still kept some ties to France. |
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Term
| How did the US and Latin American countries create their respective democracies? |
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| It was easier to establish a democracy in the US because they remained segregated. There was more diversity and interracial marriages included in the Latin American social structure. |
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| What was the literacy rate like in the US and in Latin America? |
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| The US had a very high literacy rate because the only language spoken was English. Latin America had a literacy rate of 10%, but there were many languages spoken. |
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| What were the past situations, regarding governing the US and Latin American colonies? |
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| The US was closer to having self-government than Latin American colonies had been because they already had an elective Colonial Assembly. |
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| A prominent patriot leader in Northern South America. |
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| A prominent patriot leader in Southern South America. |
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| The prince of Brazil, who impacted the colony positively. His position was taken by Pedro I |
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| The first constitutional emperor of Brazil. |
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| Augustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero |
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| Two key figures in the earned independence of Mexico. |
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