Haitian Revolution (Part 1)

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After discussing the French Revolution, the narrator addresses the slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue in August 1791. He details the political and economic connections between the citizen revolution in France and the slave revolution in modern-day Haiti, including the (unsuccessful) revolt and execution of Vincent Oge in February 1791. Rights of men of color and men of mixed-race is discussed at length as the narrator puts the race relations in context of history.

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haiti

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haiti, toussaint l'ouverture, saint-domingue, vincent oge, dutty bonkman, sonthonax, charles leclerc, jean-jacques dessalines, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

7th - 12th

Subjects

Social Studies & History