French Revolution's Impact on Haiti: A Study Guide
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Dec 10, 2024
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NAME:AIM: How did the French Revolution inspire change in Haiti?CTIVITY 1: DO NOWDirections: Answer the questions below.ACTIVITY 2: VIDEO ANALYSISDirections: Analyze the video linked below and complete the questions that follow.PER:DATE:1. What are two things you in this picture?2. What are two things you THINK about it?3. What are two QUESTIONS you have about it?1. Which two products was Haiti supplying for the world as a French colony?2. Did France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen apply to slaves inFrench Haiti?3. Who was Toussaint Louverture? What were his accomplishments?4. How did Napoleon damage the progress of the freed slaves in Haiti?5. What factors contributed to a French defeat in Haiti?IMAGE: Toussaint LouvertureLINK: https:/Iwww.youtube.com/watch?v=FKNgF-MRcwM
ACTIVITY 3: TEXT ANALYSISDirections: Analyze the text below and complete the questions that follow.THE HAITIAN REVOLUTIONHaiti was originally a French colony called Saint Domingue and it was the mostproductive colony in the world. Work was done by thousands of slaves that the Frenchhad imported there to export (sell to other countries) sugar and coffee. Causes forrevolution stem from the drastic (immense/strong) sense of inequality on the island.Slaves made up 90% of the population yet were oppressed on a daily basis by a systemthat generated money for another country.In 1789, revolution broke out in France and the French eventually abolished themedieval feudal system (called the Estates System) governed by absolute authority.Then, they drafted a document called the Declaration of the Rights of Man andCitizen, which guaranteed basic rights to all people of France regardless of wealth.When Haitians found out about this and realized that they weren't included, theywere infuriated and began to revolt.As Robespierre's Reign of Terror consumed most of France's attention in Europe,TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE assumed leadership of the Haitian Rebellion. Problems wereultimately made worse by Napoleon's desperate need for money to fund theNapoleonic Wars in Europe a few years later, for which he saw slave labor as theeasiest solution. After leading an invasion, Napoleon's forces lost against the Haitians.Haiti officially declared itself a Republic in 1804 and finally abolished slavery. Manywhite slave-owners were subsequently tortured and massacred.The revolution represented the largest slave uprising since Spartacus' unsuccessfulrevolt against the ancient Roman Republic nearly 1,900 years earlier, and challengedlong-held European beliefs about alleged racial inferiority and about enslaved persons'ability to achieve and maintain their own freedom. For these reasons, news of thesuccessful Haitian Revolution was largely kept out of American news.SOURCE: n Franklin W. Knight (February 2000). "The Haitian Revolution". The American Historical Review. a Vulliamy, Ed, ed. (28 August 2010). "The 10 bestrevolutionaries". The Guardian. The Haitian Revolution.1. What was happening in France as slaves were being oppressed in Saint Domingue in the late 1700s-early 1800s?2. How were Haitian slaves inspired to revolt by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?3. How did Napoleon impact the progress made by ex-slaves in Haiti? Why?4. Why do you think the Haitian Revolution was kept out of American media?ACTIVITY 4: ASSESSMENTDirections: Choose an option below and complete on looseleaf for an assessment grade.-0OPTION AWrite a newspaper article for a Paris newspaperexplaining everything that's happening in Haiti. Explainwhy the Haitians are revolting and why Louverture isso important to them. Finally, explain to the Parisianshow their French revolutionary leaders are takingadvantage of them and trying to oppress them.OPTION BIn a paragraph of 6-8 sentences, answer the AIM:"How did the French Revolution inspire change inHaiti?" Provide at least two pieces of evidence fromtoday's activities.
CTIVITY 5 — ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: GUIDED NOTESDirections: Copy the notes as directed.What was theHAITIANREVOLUTION?Who wasTOUSSAINTLOUVERTURE?CTIVITY 6 — ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSISDirections: Analyze the document below and complete the questions that follow.THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND CITIZEN (FRANCE)1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the generalgood. (That means that social distinctions [such as different classes] can only be distinguished or defined for the goodof the majority of the people. For example, criminals, murderers, or even slaves can be distinguished, or separated).2. The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man.These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. (French citizens have the right to rebelif their life is unjust or inequal under the law).3. The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation (these rules only apply to the people ofFrance). No body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation.SOURCE: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789).1. According to this document, do the rights granted to French citizens apply to French colonists? Why or why not?2. Did the slaves of Saint Domingue have the right to rebel against France in order to uphold the same rights?