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Before Haiti became a country, there was a slave revolt
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The slave revolt started in the south and gradually moved up north to the northern part of slavery
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During the revolt after the slaves hit the south with the rebellion the slaves asked for freedom and were denied cause them to move north to rally more slaves
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After years of fighting with slave owners -- blacks are free.
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As Haiti declared their Independence, slavery was made illegal.
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After the slave revolt -- the new Haiti is born
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The United States recognizes Haiti
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united states marines invade haiti and occupy it. Alargly civillian populated guerilla army known as cacos resisits occupiers under the leadership of Charlemagne Peralte who is betrayed and assassinated by marinse in 1919
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Massive earthquake rocks haiti and kills 300,000 people with a magnitude of 7
