Geography 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Minor Cooper Keith, Monroe Doctrine, Indentured Servant
31 Jan 2013
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They made up 2/3 of french overseas trade and they were the most lucrative colony in the world. There were around 500,000 slaves there (8:1) and it was the biggest single market for slave imports. The french revolution lasted from 1789-1799 and the haitian revolution from 1791-1803. The slaves were seized on divisions and they revolted under the leadership of toussaint louverture and they initially sided with spain. In 1794 the french abolished slavery and louverture brought the forces to the side of the french republic. Louverture repelled a british attack in 1798 and he later tried to free slaves in santo domingo. Napoleon seized power in france in 1799 and he sought to restore slavery and in 1801 he sent 35,000 french troops as well as mulattos but he was defeated. Louverture was lured to a meeting to discuss peace but he was imprisoned and he died in captivity and the new leader was j. -j.
