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The Spanish colony Saint-Domingue is taken by France -
Vincent Oge revolts against the Haiti government to get equal rights for mixed race free people. -
Vincent Oge was executed by the Haiti government for attempting to revolt against them. -
Dutty Boukman instigated slave uprisings in Haiti.
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The Legislative Assembly gave citizenship to all free people of color in order to calm down the people as well as sending a man named Sonthonax and 6-7,000 men to put down the rebellion.
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France is at war with Great Britain and since the British had control of Jamaica, Haiti was at risk.
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Sonthonax declared all slaves in Haiti to be free people.
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France ratified the declaration of freedom.
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L'Overture joins the French republic with Sonthonax
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Toussant L'Overture named himself governor of Haiti for life.
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Tousssant L'Overture was betrayed by LeClerc and put in a prison in France
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Haiti is at war with Great Britain which has the most dominant navy in the world by far.
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Dessalines renames Saint-Domingue to Haiti and declares it independent from France.
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France recognizes Haiti as independent and reopens trade with them.
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Haiti pays off its 90 million dollars of debt in interest to France