world history

By Abigail.pelkey25

  • American revolution

    this is the year that the American revolution started

  • Unite states wins independence from Britain

    United States achieves independence from Britain

  • the colony of Saint-Dominque

    the colony of Saint-Dominque was a slave colony with 90% o the population enslaved.

  • French Revolution break out

    When revolution broke out in France in 1789, white colonists in Saint-Domingue pressed for more economic autonomy, though few called for outright independence.

  • troops playing a direct role in the American revolution

    first stage of the Haitian revolution- free people of color began to fight for political rights, first peacefully then violently.

  • enslaved people in the north of Haiti rise up against the plantation system

    uprising became a political and military movement and local officials declared an end to slavery in the colonies.

  • why the year 1804 is so important

    the year 1804 is so important due to the anti-slavery largely made by slaves and was a direct challenge to countries around the world that profited from/by slavery.

  • Napoleon starts to reverse France's ban on slavery leading to war between French and Haitian forces

    Haiti wins independence

  • Haitian independence recognization

    no foreign nation recognized the Haiti independence until France did

  • Haiti independence recognization

    it took the United States until 1862 to recognize the country United States was the last nation to recognize Haiti