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in December of 1492 Christopher Columbus found a large island in the region of the western Atlantic ocean later known as the caribian
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napoleon took control of france and haiti was still under french control
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the slaves heard that the king had freed them
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the petit blances seized the city of port au prince
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the slaves revolted against the french
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the leader of the revolts name was toussaint
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they freed the slaves because they were fighting too many battles and decided to stop one of them
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toussaint learned that the slaves were free and declared his loyalty to france
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Toussaint dies in prison
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Haiti become independent from France
