Haiti

By Michaelohw00
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    Simon Bolivar

  • France sends troops to Haiti

    France sent troops to Saint Domingue.
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    Haitian Revolution

  • The Haitian Revolution began

    Enslaved people met in the forest to create plans to burn down plantations and start an all-out rebellion.

  • The warning before about the rebellion

    Some enslaved men began setting fire to an estate and eventually told white masters about the plan to rebel and the people leading it.

  • The rebellion started

    Taking whites by surprise. At this point, northern Saint-Domingue was on fire.

  • British invades Haiti

    The British decided to invade Saint Domingue. The French now had fight the slaves, the Spanish, and now the British.

  • Civil war in Haiti

    Haitian leaders came into conflict because of Rigaud not wanting to give up. So there was a Civil war in Haiti

  • Recovery

    French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte eventually decided to send an expedition,of 20,000 men to Saint-Domingue to restore French authority, and slavery as well.

  • Simon Bolivar married Teresa Rodriguez

  • The Death of L’Ouverture

    L’Ouverture died in Fort de Joux prison on April 7, 1803. The French tried to reassert themselves in Saint- Domingue

  • Defeated

    The French were finally defeated in 1803.

  • Haitian Independence

    Declaration of Independence was signed.

  • Simon Bolivar became dictator