3B—History of Latin America
The Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804
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Hispaniola = French Saint Domingue + Spanish Santo Domingo

-- Slaves vs. "gens de couleur"

-- Effects of: American Revolution (1776); Enlightenment; French Revolution (1789); Société des Amis des Noirs

-- 1791, slaves revolt; Boukman; Toussaint Louverture

-- 1793, French Republic abolishes slavery; Léger Félicité Sonthonax

-- 1802, Napoleon invades, reinstates slavery; Jean-Jacques Dessalines

-- Jan. 1, 1804 : Haiti is declared free