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Treaty ceded the western third of Hispaniola from Spain to France, which renaimed it Saint-Domingue.
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The slavery was the worst in the world, around 50% of the slaves died because their body could not take that conditions. Torture of slaves who resisted was common.
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500,000 African people were enslaved by the French. Saint-Domingue was the most lucrative colony in the world.
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The slaves of Haiti found out about the French Revolution and they started demanding the human rights, and that they should be treated equal.
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The slaves' revolt. They revolted 200 years later because they created their "slave culture" and became to share the same interests.
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The black slaves rebelled against their owners. They killed the whites and destroyed the plantations.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the revolution. He was self-educated and was a former slave. He fought againt the French, British, and Spanish troops.
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He forced the British troops to withdraw and defeated the French army when they came to reconquiscate.
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L'Ouverture joined with the Spanish armies and manage to defeat the French. When he got the victory he started having economic problems and again put people to work like slaves in crops.
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The Haitian Revolution helped the Loussiana Purchase.
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Haitians killed all the Europeans and French killed all blacks. French died of fever and Haiti wins the war.
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L'Ouverure dies in prison.
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Napoleon recalls his army and Haiti wins it's independence.
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A catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo used the Enlightenment ideals to declare a revolution against Spain.
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The Creoles switched sides and joined the revolt against Spain.
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Spain granted Mexico its independence and a new republic was formed.
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A revolution allowed Creoles to declare their independence and Agustín de Iturbide named himself emperor of Mexico.
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The United States wanted to protect Latin America so the president James Monroe made the Monroe Doctrine that stated that Latin America is off limits.
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Agustín de Iturbide was overthrown and Mexico became a democratic republic.
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By this year all South America was freed with independence by José de San Martín
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Many other countries feared the Haitian Revolution. The US refused to recognized the Haitian Independence until 1862.
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The Haitian Independence is celebrated today as one of the most democratic revolutions ever. However, Haiti is one of the poorest countries.