The Haitian Revolution: Slavery In The Atlantic World

In the 16th century, Haiti became a French possession. Then, “The French Antillean colony of Saint-Domingue was the vaunted French jewel of the transatlantic capitalist economy, and by 1789, the year of the French Revolution, it had surpassed all others in world-record levels of sugar and coffee production through racialized slave labor.” and by the 18th centuries, Haiti became the most wealthy colony France had in the Americas. When talking about sugar, Haiti provides France with the best deal of profits on the earth during that time. That was the reason why they need so many slaves in Haiti because the slaves were the one doing the labor in the sugar cane plantations. The conditions slaves were working in Haiti were inhumane. They work under

The system was incredibly brutal and non-lenient to the slaves, and all the while, disease was capable of ravaging them. Many various types of grievous torture were a regular occurrence in Haiti.

The Haitian Revolution produced the second independent nation after the United States of America became independent in the early 1780’s. The political leaders, countless of them who owned slaves, reacted to the appearance of Haiti as a nation created out of a slave rebellion with uncertainty, at times supplying assistance to control and put down the rebellion, and later on in the revolution, giving support to the French forces. Proper to these changes in plans and internal concerns, the United States of America would not formally accept the Haitian independence until the year 1862. Since the revolutionaries clearly asserted independence as their topmost ideal, slavery was enclosed to come into dispute during the French Revolution. Even

On the subject of the Haitian Revolution, the second-hand information given in lecture notes and on the Haitian Revolution Wikipedia page differ. Not only is there a difference in the information given, but who the information is intended for is different. The reason for the information given in lecture notes is to educate. I’m not saying that the Wikipedia page does not “educate” it’s readers, but the lecture notes educates students on a different, legitimate level compared to the information given on the Wikipedia page. The lecture notes are for students that have a background in studying history, or a class dealing with the world’s history. The Wikipedia page is educational, but it is hard to tell if the information given on the page/site is legitimate and reliable. It would be easier to write an essay based on lecture notes from a reliable source compared to taking notes from a not so reliable source.

The Haitian Revolution is recorded as the only known completely successful slave revolt in world history. Taking place from 1791 to 1804, the rebellion ended slavery in Saint Domingue, and rebirthed the area into the Republic of Haiti. The Revolution carried effects on a grand scale. Globally, other countries began to become fearful due to the rebellions, and this rage was voiced by citizens around the world. The French government’s political role in the lives of Haitians during the rebellion was expressed in numerous governing documents. The social impact of the revolution can be seen through the perspectives of slaves during the time period.

The Haitian Revolution took place in 1791. One of the main Factors which led to the success of the revolution is the collapse and the malfunction of the French Monarchy. In France, the revolutionary government was considering equality. The governor at the time implemented the idea of equality for all blacks and whites to bend, he also mandated that slavery abolished. Instead of the people of France agreeing with him they Beheaded him and killed his members. The salves thought that they had been freed in the Caribbean which resulted in their starting to resist and revolt on the basis that the planter were hiding their freedom from them. They wanted to be free and not be beaten anymore. Which sparked the Haitian Revolution

The revolutionary processes that occurred in North America and South America differed in that there was no goal for a social reform present in the North American Revolution, however, the main goal of the Haitian Revolution was for the change of the rigid social class system and abolishment of slavery. In Saint-Domingue the social class system followed the idea that the whiter a person was, the better. This meant that the people of color were of the lower class with the slaves. Before the revolution in Haiti began, the white settlers in Saint-Domingue who sought to govern themselves opposed the ideas to give political or legal equality to the slaves. Because of this opposition, a large slave revolt broke out against the white settlers. The Haitian revolution then began, fueled by the goal of the abolishment of slavery and the want for political equality. Opposite to this, the goals of the North American Revolution were mainly political and economic reforms. During the American Revolution, slavery was seen throughout all 13 colonies, and was not fought. The main goal of the American Revolution was to gain political freedom from the mother country and stop harsh economic policies like the unfair taxation that was inflicted upon the colonies. Unlike the slaves in Haiti, the slaves did not revolt, and there was no social reform that took place during the revolution. Therefore, the revolutions differed in that there was no goal for social reform in

The cause and effects of the Haitian Revolution have played, and continue to play, a major role in the history of the Caribbean. During the time of this rebellion, slavery was a large institution throughout the Caribbean. The success of the sugar and other plantations was based on the large slave labor forces. Without these forces, Saint Domingue, the island with the largest sugar production, and the rest of the Caribbean, would face the threat of losing a profitable industry.

Slavery originally started in Latin America and the West Indies by the French, Spanish, and Portuguese after the conquest, to replace the depopulated labor of the Indigenous people. Shortly after, slavery became a profitable enterprise for the capitalistic driven United States. Some of the principal laws and systems of slavery were the same in both regions, but others were later changed. It brought about many changes, with respect to African-Americans and black culture. Those changes had long lasting effects, not only on how blacks view and are viewed in society, but also on how the destruction of our culture influenced our current life-style today in United States and

This contributed to the reason why the government tried to demolish the rebellion. In both the Haitian Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement, the government officials needed slaves to maintain their land. The United States already abolished slavery, but they wanted to limit the African-American’s rights. Slaves were a big part of the economy. Slaves were used to maintain plantations. The absence of slaves meant that the economy would suffer greatly. In the United States, Southern states were greatly affected by the abolishment of slavery. Their economy was based on farms and plantations, and slaves were needed to maintain the production of them. The Southern representatives and people were enraged by the abolishment of slavery,and disliked the thought of being equal to “property”, so they created laws to limit the African Americans rights. In the Haitian Revolution, Saint Domingue contributed to the French economy greatly. It was known as the richest colony in the world, producing 40% of the world’s sugar and 50% of coffee. Slaves made the production of sugar and coffee possible. They were a source of cheap

The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution are two political revolutions that occurred for the same reason, equality. The Haitian Revolution is considered the only successful slave revolt that took place in Haiti. The Haitian Revolution begun in August 1791 it was an organized slave rebellion. The revolution lasted until the slaves and gens de couleurs were able to obtain their human rights and their freedom. The Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave revolt in history that lead to the first independent black ruled republic. The French Revolution was when the Third Estate decided to rebel against the First and Second Estate so they could all have the same rights as everyone else. There was a period during the French Revolution

While the French revolution was a complete disaster in my opinion because two groups had different believes on political rights. It became so harsh that the kind died during the revolution that no one should be above the law the other group beliefs was when they finally won the revolution a lot of black slaves became free and considered as French citizens and that was great news to Toussaint and that a good think when u have a rebellion going on against slavery. Toussaint join the French to get help from the French since both had the same belief that all men should be created equal. Another great event that happened during the Haitian revolution is that Toussaint became governor of saint Dominque and that made the slaves holders very mad because a black male has risen to great power. Those key events are very important because now the Haitian and French revolution are now known as famous revolution of these great historic events and Haiti became the first free republic and humans right was given to all

The history of the United States before the Civil War is not only a history of democracy, freedom, and constitutional rule, but also one of slavery. By the time colonial America started buying and selling captured Africans, black slavery had become an institution in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in South America and the Caribbean islands. The discovery of raw sugar and rum in the Caribbean created a lucrative opportunity for the Spanish and Portuguese, but they needed people to do the work. With such little population and difficulty enslaving the natives, the Portuguese found it easier and beneficial to enslave African slaves. The use of mass slave labor enabled Spain and Portugal to benefit without having to pay workers. With established slave labor proving to be economical in these nearby areas, it seemed far easier to also enslave blacks in America as well. Although America was able to profit greatly from the unregulated slave trade, we must ask: At what cost? The moral injustice it brought on African slaves outweighs all of the economic gains and advancements made by America.

Slavery has dated to begin in America in the 1600s, but the official idea of ownership of other people, throughout the whole world, dates back to the 1400s. Child labor on its own began to rise in the late 1700s and has yet to properly diminish despite efforts being made to do so. Ironically, Haiti was one of the first to have a law against child slavery and labor, but thanks to a system created within the society of Haiti, Child labor and slavery still exists in modern times. Child slavery in Haiti injures and ruins many innocent lives; therefore, the government needs to step in and enforce better laws.

"Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries." – Baldwin Spencer