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The French established there first colony in tortuga
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By the 18 century there where more than 500,000 black slaves.
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Most of slaves where taken from Africa, so they still have the memory of being free.
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Maroons where salves that ran away into the forests. There was a city created by run-away slaves. Slaves owners diden't chased run-away slaves because they could inspire the other slaves.
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French plantation owners watched the events pass by in the french revolution
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After 200 years slaves could communicate between them. At the start they had different languages but after 200 years they were able to commuicate.
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Voodoo was forbbiden by the french. It teached independent behavior and united different factions of slaves. Boukman was a Voodoo priest who led one thousand slaves against the french.
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He was a former salve but considered brilliant. He led many slave revolts and fought against the French, Spanish and British troops.
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L'Ouverture was captured and died in prison. Whe he was captured Jean-Jacques took control. The French couldn't resupply and Jean-Jacques wins the was in 1803
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Napoleon recalls all troops in Haiti and haiti declares independance.
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US diden't recognized Haiti independence until 1862
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Slaves revolt against the French they start burning plantations.
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The Haitian revolution is celebrated as one of the most important democratic revolution.