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Milestones
The French Revolution had a great impact on the colony. St. Domingue’s white minority split into Royalist and Revolutionary factions, while the mixed-race population campaigned for civil rights. -
The Free Slaves of Color
Half of them (slaves) were mulattoes. Slaves wanted nothing to do with the mulattoes if possible -
Slave Revolt
A slave revolt erupted on the French, a former slave took control of the rebels. -
The Maroons
Had a large group of runaway slaves who went into the Saint - Domingue mountains. They lived in small villages (subsistence farming, kept the old African ways). -
Slave Rebellions
Both white and people of color, feared the slaves. Involved harshness and cruelty of slavery in Saint-Domingue. -
The End of the Haitian Revolution
Competing factions battled for control of the then-capital of St. Domingue, Cap-FrançaisEvent Six. -
France Recognition
Jefferson refused to recognize Haitian independence, a policy to which U.S. Federalists also acquiesced. France finally recognized Haitian Independence in 1825. -
Haiti’s Status Recognition
France recognized Haitian independence, Haitians would have to wait until 1862 for the United States to recognize Haiti’s status as a sovereign, independent nation.
