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Haitain Revolution Events
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Haitain revolution begins
Blacks begin to revolt trying to gain equality of their own -
Slave Organization
Dutty Boukman creates a slave organization who was a former slave to try and revolt against the whites -
Whites strike back
The whites became worried and killed hundreds of blacks in an attempt to stop the revolution -
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture was a rebel leader and helped Spain fight off Britain in exchange for equality -
Louverture abandons Spain
Louverture abandons Spain and joins the french due to frances slavery outlaw -
Peace Treaty
Spain signs a peace treaty with France. -
War of Knives
Louverture and Rigaud have a battle that lasts for over a year -
Louvertures new constitution
Louverture writes a new constitution outlawing slavery and Voodoo (the main Haitain religion). He makes himself ruler and the people of Saint Domingue are now the people of france. This makes people frustrated -
Another revolt
People are upset with Louvertures constitution and start another revolt -
War for Independance
The french invade Saint Domingue. They capture Louverture. People fight for the French not knowing they plan to make slavery legal -
War continues
Haitians used the scorch earth strategy and the french leave -
The end
People refused to trade with Haiti. They lost everything from using the scorched earth strategy. Jean Jaques Dessilines makes himself emperor and instills a new constitution.
