Haitian Revolution and Toussaint L'Ouverture By mayawald Dec 28, 1492 Columbus lands in Saint Dominigue Jan 28, 1505 Sugar plantations are introduced to the island of Hispanolia Jan 28, 1508 Spain send first offical cargo of African slaves to the New World Jan 27, 1659 France colonizes the island of Hispanolia Jan 28, 1679 First slave insurrection against the French Jan 27, 1681 France has 2,000 slaves in Saint Domingue Jan 27, 1697 Treaty of Ryswyck May 20, 1743 Toussaint L'Ouverture is Born Sep 20, 1758 Jean-Jacques Dessaline's is born Jan 27, 1789 Slaves begin Revolutionary ideas Jun 10, 1789 French Revolution begins Jul 4, 1789 French National Assembly gives six seats to delegates from Saint Domingue Jan 27, 1791 Freedom given to those bron to Free parents Aug 22, 1791 Slave Uprising began Sep 12, 1791 Toussaint joins slave revolt Sep 18, 1792 Léger-Félicité Sonthonax arrives in Saint Domingue Jun 27, 1793 Spain aids Slave Rebellion Aug 29, 1793 Sonthonax declares all slaves free and L'Ouverture takes more leadership in the Haitian Revolution Jan 27, 1794 Saint Dominigue asks France for Civil Rights Jul 8, 1801 L'Ouverture declared Governor General for life May 6, 1802 Toussaint L'Ouverture surenders to France Apr 7, 1803 Toussaint L'Ouverture dies in French Prision May 18, 1803 Haitian flag is born Jan 1, 1804 Haitian Independence Oct 8, 1804 Dessaline's named Emperor Jacques I of Haiti May 20, 1805 Dessaline's ratifies Haiti's first constituion Apr 17, 1825 France grants Haiti independence
