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Treaty of Ryswick
Spain codes the western third of the island (Haiti) French -
Ensalved
The French colony of Saint Domingue is the most lucrative colony in the world, at this time, more lucrative than the 13 Colonies. Its slave-produced tropical crops generated great wealth. Peple, mainly of western African origin, were enslaved by the French. -
Spinning Jenny Invention
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American Revolution Start
By 1775 British and Americans grew tense and a gunfire was exchanged at LEington and Concord Massachussetts signaling the beginning of the American Revolution. -
American Revolution End
General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender the British position at Yorktown, Virginia. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris made it official: America was independent. -
Storm of the Bastille
Marks the beginning of the French Revolution -
Colonial Assembly formed
In Saint-Domingue the Colonial Assembly forms to combat actions the French National Assembly has taken on behalf of free blacks and mulattoes. -
Equal Rights Demand
In Saint-Domingue,the free men of color demand equal rights with free whites based on The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. -
Oge Rebellion
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Beginnig of Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution begins when a group of slaves gather at Bois-Caïman in the northern part of the colony. Jamaican-born Dutty Boukman holds a voodoo ceremony that launches the struggle. -
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Haitian Revolution
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Reign of Terror
Period of VIolence during the French Revolution were many executions took place through the guillotine -
Louverture
Louverture misjudges, however, and instead of gaining favor abroad his audacity threatens the French and he is quickly seen as a major threat. -
Secret Alliance
Louverture signs a secret alliance treaty with England and the United States. -
Battery Invention
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Defeat
Louverture exiles Rigaud to France and re-divides the areas of conflict. He grants general amnesty to every person who helped him fight Rigaud. -
Haiti´s Independence
Dessalines proclaims Haiti’s independence, signaling the formation of the world’s first black republic. He publishes a Declaration of Independence, signed by himself and Christophe, and the colony “Saint-Domingue” is abolished forever. The original Taino name of Hayti is officially restored. -
Emperor in Haiti
Dessalines is crowned Emperor Jacques I of Haiti. -
Napoleon's Dictatorship
Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor of France -
Haiti is divided
Haiti was divided inyo two parts, THe Republic of Haiti and THe Kingdom of Haiti -
Colombia Independence day
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Chile Independence Day
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Venezuela Independence Day
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San Martin's revolutions
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Simon Bolivar's revolutions
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Argentina Indepence Day
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Gran Colombia creation
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Peru Independence Day
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Ecuador Independence day
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Bolivia Independence day
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Typewriter Invention
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Sewing Machine Invention
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US Acceptance
United States finally recognized Haiti as an independent country -
Telephone Invention