Ap Euro Dbq On Haitization

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will,” said Charlotte Bronte. Independence is significant to people as well as countries. Freedom is an abstract word that is not deeply contemplated enough. It is a word that loses value as time proceeds. It was a privilege that was not granted upon the colonists of the Americas. Colonization is a process of people leaving their place of origin and setting up a colony in a place desired. This was due to the barbarous tyrants. When “tyrants” are mentioned it is a reference to Great Britain, France, and Spain. Great Britain victimized North American. France victimized Haiti. While Spain victimized two countries. They tortured and deprived Mexico and Venezuela.

. .; we must at last live independent or die” said a Haitian (Doc H). In Document H it talks about how the Haitian citizens were angered with how the French came into to Haiti and bombarded it. They thought that they could come into Haiti and be inhumane towards the Haitians and annex the land that they, the Haitians, were born in. (Referring back to the quote from Document H,) who would want to live in a country where their freedom was taken away from them. Who would want to live in a country that treated them with no respect, nor human value? Who would want to live in a country that they were not happy living in, or being a part of it? With great assurance, no one would want to live in a place that has the characteristics as the one describe. Well from all of the French’s wrongdoing, and barbarous behavior the Haitians had enough. The Haitians acted upon the thought of revenge. Who wouldn’t? The Haitians not only wanted revenge, but they craved for independence. In the quote it states that they [the Haitians] would rather die than not be independent. This was serious to them, as it would be for anyone. This was serious to them, because a land they came to love, a land they came to adore and call their own was theirs no longer. It was taken by inconsiderate barbarous tyrants of France. So, Haitians took matter into their own hands. The Haitians wanted the French out of Haiti once and for all. No exceptions. They went to drastic measure to have Haiti French-free. They

Within slavery there is mistreatment. Mistreatment is another reason for the Independence Movement in the Americas. “. . .All slaves in our island shall be baptized and instructed in the Catholic religion”, said King Louis XIV in the French Code Noir. The previous quote was taken out of Document F. In Document F it talks about how the slaves will live in France. the quote basically states that the slaves shall be forced into Catholicism. Further into the document it talks about how the slave 18 years or older will be provided each week two and a half measures of cassava flour, or three cassavas weighing two and a half pounds each at least, or some equivalent provisions, with two pounds of salt beef or three pounds of fish. No matter which food setup they are provided, it is just not enough. Who in their right minds believe that below three pounds of any one type of food is enough for one full grown person to sustain his or herself for a whole week? The peasants of the sixteenth century ate more than these slaves.These slaves suffered from malnutrition, they suffered from having restriction, they suffered from having not having liberty. How could King Louis XIV even ponder, or be bewildered upon why the slaves rebelled? There is only one answer for this obvious question, and that answer is mistreatment. The Haitians did not deserve this; they were taken from their