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On May 20, 1743, Toussaint Louverture was born into slavery. Toussaint knows how to read and write, causing him to be better educated than other slaves. -
In 1776, Toussaint Louverture was freed by his owner. He eventually gets married and has two sons. -
On August 22, 1791, there was a slave rebellion. Louverture joined in. Plantations are being destroyed, slave owners are being executed, and slaves took control of cities. The French Revolution inspired the Haitian Revolution. Slaves not only wanted freedom, but they wanted the French to stop taking control of Saint-Domingue. The French colony produces sugar, coffee, and cocoa, causing many Africans to be enslaved onto plantations. Whites are currently oppressing black slaves. -
France and Spain go against each other at war. Toussaint Louverture switches his allegiance to France against Spain. -
Toussaint Louverture became the governor-general of Saint-Domingue. During his time being involved in government, he created a government that black slaves ran. He made the plantation system pay black workers, and worked to improve economy and security. He is an excellent general and military leader. -
Toussaint Louverture has signed a treaty with general Thomas Maitland of Britain. -
Toussaint Louverture frees slaves in Hispanola in 1801. -
On July 1, 1801, Toussaint Louverture declares the creation of the Saint-Domingue Constitution. It bans racial discrimination and slavery. -
Napoleon Bonaparte sent his brother to capture Toussaint Louverture. He was deported to France and imprisoned. -
While imprisoned in France, Toussaint Louverture died of pneumonia and malnutrition.