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American Revolution
The American Revolution began in 1776. -
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All revolutions
French + American and everything else covered in this timeline. -
French Military
Several hundreds of free men of African decent joined the French military and fought at the siege of Savannah. -
United States Revolution
The United States achieved independence from Britain. -
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The French Revolution
This revolution lasted from 1789-1799 -
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First Stage of Haitian Revolution
Free POC began to fight for political rights. -
Haitian Revolution
The enslaved had an uprising and began standing up for themselves. -
A revolt
Thousands of enslaved people in the North side of Haiti led a revolt against the plantation system. -
The beginning of dissolving slavery
The first abolition in Haiti. -
No slaves!
By this time, there were no slaves in Saint-Domingue -
Expanding to the French..
Abolition of slavery throughout the French empire. -
A change of policies
Napoleon Bonaparte began to turn over the policies of emancipation that were made in 1794 and to go for Toussaint Louverture and the new leadership in Saint-Domingue. -
Haitian Independence
Haiti earned independence from France. -
A whole new nation!
Haiti became a new nation led by an ex-slave general: Jean-Jacques Dessalines. -
Haitian Independence
Haiti earned their independence. -
France was the First
France was the first to recognized Haiti's independence. -
United States was the last...
The United States was the last, but did eventually recognize Haiti as a nation and accepted their independence.