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Toussaint's Freedom
Toussaint was freed, and was married, having 2 kids. -
Background of the Revolution
Before the revolution many things were occurring. First off, Africans were being enslaved, causing a want for freedom. The French Revolution also began, which created inspiration in the island. There was also many groups of resistance being created. All in all, before the revolution there was struggling freedom and equality. -
Start of the Revolution
The French Revolutionary Government granted citizenship to wealthier affranchis (Ex-Slaves), but the European side in Haiti disliked the new law so it was discarded. Anger rose and within two months fights broke out between the affrinchis and the Europeans. Also, in August that same year many slaves started to rebel. -
The First Move
On this day, Toussaint led the enslaved to rebel against planters. -
Citizenship and a Tear
The French Government granted citizenship to all affranchis. Also many different factions emerged across the island. -
British
The British came to conquer the island. -
Toussiant's Rise
Toussaint rose his power in the Spanish army as a military general, while also being knighted that same year. -
Toussaint's Switch
Toussaint and his army switched to the French as they recently freed all the slaves. The governor of Saint Domingue also made Toussaint a lieutenant governor. -
Toussaint's Changes
Toussaint was loved by the African Americans and was quite liked by the Europeans and the mulattoes (Half African American; half European). He did what he could to restore their economy and he allowed planters to return. With the old plantations running again many ex-slaves were forced to work again, because of Toussaint, but this time they weren't beaten and were paid for their work. Toussaint thought that they needed to learn from the Europeans and the mulattoes. -
What Toussaint did with Laveaux
Laveaux was the governor that promoted Toussaint to lieutenant governor. Toussaint however tried and succeeded in easing him out of office. -
Another Gone
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax, a French commissioner who was a terrorist, made Toussaint governor-general. Toussaint was mad that he was an atheist, and didn't like his coarseness and immorality, so after a few maneuvers, Toussaint forced him out of office. -
British's Retreat
The British retreated because of the defeats by Toussaint, an affranchis named Rigaud, and their forces. -
Civil War
Toussaint and Rigaud went to civil war over who would control Saint Domingue, and to see who's economic interests would be executed in the new society. This would be called the "War of Knives" and would last a little over one year -
Toussaint's Expansions
Toussaint expanded the revolution past Haiti, going into the land of Santo Domingo. Once conquered, Toussaint abolished slavery in the colony, and declared himself the sole governor for life. -
Toussaint's Capture
The Haitian Revolution had gone past the French Revolution. Napoleon, the now ruler of France, decided to send troops over to the island to capture Toussaint. This was to restore French rule and to bring back slavery to the island. He was captured willingly, because of the promise not to reinstitute slavey. He then retired to a plantation, and a few weeks later was invited to a parley. There he was seized, under the pretense that he was plotting an uprising, and was sent to Fort-de-Joux. -
Toussaint's Death
He waited in Fort-de-Joux until 1803, when he was killed.