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In 1492 Columbus landed on Ayti and renamed the island Hispaniola
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The spanish enslavement and conquest caused a downfall in the tiano population. The population was down to 60,000 by 1517. By 1592 there where only around 200 left
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This treaty gave France power of 1/3 of Hispaniola. France renamed this colony Saint-Domingue
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French revolution begins
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Affrer the creation of the D.O.R.O.M the Affranchis wanted equal rights. To aquire these rights they sent representatives to france. Saddly they where denied
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The National assembly forms a limited monarchy. This lead the french gonernment to grant all free blacks full rights. The colonists did not follow this reform.This leads the blacks to revolt. This revoltt was lead by dutty boukman.
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France offically abolishes slavery in france and all its colonys.
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Spain singned a treaty with france. This treaty gave Santo Domingo to france, And spain left the island.
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Napoleon over throws the french directory. Increasing pressure to recapture saint domingue and reenstate slavery starts the war.
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L'ouverture makes a constitution. In this he abolishes slavery, gives evryone equal rights, and outlaws voodo. Napoleon views this as a threat and ignors it.
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The frech invade Saint domingue and capture L'uverture who dies in prison. Napoleon reenstates slavery. Slaves join together and revolt.
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Using the scorched earth policy the french are defeated and leave. After this victory jean-jacques proclaims Haiti independent. The french and other countries refuse to trade with haiti.
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Due to the ruined earth and isolation, Haiti became very poor and unpleasnt. What was once a great and wealthy place is now a poor and almost uninhabitalbe countrie.
