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The colony of Saint-Dominque
It was a slave colony with 90% of the population enslaved -
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Economic center of the American and the heart of the economic center
The Caribbean is the economic center and Saint Domingue is the heart of the economic center. -
American Revolution became successful
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First Stage of Haiti's Revolution
Free people of color began to fight for political rights, first peace then violently -
Second stage of Haiti's Revolution
Tens of thousands of enslaved people in the north of Haiti rise up against the plantation system. -
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Haiti revolution became successful
Slaves initiated the rebellion then ended up succeeding in ending not just slavery but French control of the colony -
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Third stage of Haiti's Revolution
Uprising became a political and military movement and local officials declared an end to slavery in the colonies. -
Fourth stage of Haiti's Revolution
Napoleon starts to reverse France's ban on slavery leading to war between French and Haitian forces. -
Importance of 1804
The colony had become a new nation, led by a former enslave man: Jean Jacques Dessalines -
Fifth stage of Haiti's Revolution
Haiti won it's independence -
Haitians became independent
