Question 1

What two major crops did the people of St. Domingue grow?

Accepted Answer

coffee and sugarcane

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corn and potatoes

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wheat and rice

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tobacco and cotton

Question 2

What country "owned" the colony on St. Domingue?

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France

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England

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Portugal

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Spain

Question 3

Who did much of the actual labor on the island of St. Domingue?

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African slaves

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Indentured servants

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Indigenous people

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European colonists

Question 4

What rights did slaves have in France? What right did slaves have in St. Domingue?

Accepted Answer

A slave who earned his freedom had the rights of any Frenchman. Slaves in St. Domingue had no rights at all.

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Slaves had limited rights in both France and St. Domingue.

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Slaves had the right to vote in France, but not in St. Domingue.

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Slaves had no rights in either France or St. Domingue.

Question 5

How did the planters and leaders of St. Domingue live?

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They lived like French aristocrats, dressed in fancy clothes, gave parties, and spent lots of money.

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They lived in poverty and struggled to make a living.

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They lived a simple and modest life.

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They lived in communal settlements and shared everything.

Question 6

There were thirty-six thousand white Europeans in St. Domingue. How many African slaves were there?

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half a million

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two million

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ten thousand

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one hundred thousand

Question 7

What stories did the African slaves hear during their ancient religious ceremonies?

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They heard about the revolutions in France and America, revolutions that set men free.

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They heard about the achievements of African civilizations.

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They heard stories about their African ancestors.

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They heard about European explorers and conquerors.

Question 8

What happened on August 20, 1791?

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The slaves broke out of their fields and quarters, burned the mansions of the planters, killed the planters, and wrecked the fields.

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The planters voluntarily emancipated the slaves.

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The slaves organized a peaceful protest demanding better conditions.

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The slaves formed a political party and started negotiations with the planters.

Question 9

What was the problem with the slaves' first revolt?

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The slaves had no strategy. They just wanted revenge.

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The slaves were outnumbered.

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The slaves lacked weapons and resources.

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The slaves had poor leadership.

Question 10

What was the name of the man who organized the slaves into an army?

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture

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Henri Christophe

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Question 11

Which country did Toussaint work for first? When did he switch loyalty?

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Toussaint first worked for Spain. When he realized that the Spanish saw nothing wrong with slavery, he swore loyalty to the France of the Revolution.

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Toussaint first worked for the slaves. When he realized that the slaves lacked unity and organization, he switched loyalty to the planters.

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Toussaint first worked for France. When he realized that France was unwilling to grant freedom to the slaves, he switched loyalty to Spain.

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Toussaint first worked for England. When he realized that England was using the Haitian Revolution for its own interests, he switched loyalty to France.

Question 12

What changes did Toussaint make when he was governor of St. Domingue?

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Toussaint made the planters and slaves work side by side, and he outlawed the abuse of slaves.

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Toussaint established a social hierarchy based on race.

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Toussaint imposed harsher working conditions on the planters.

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Toussaint abolished slavery completely.

Question 13

Who did Napoleon send to St. Domingue to conquer it?

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Leclerc

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Christophe

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Dessalines

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Napoleon himself

Question 14

What did Napoleon and Leclerc plan to do with the people of St. Domingue?

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They planned to put them back into slavery.

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They planned to grant them full independence.

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They planned to integrate them into French society.

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They planned to form a new French colony on the island.

Question 15

What disease killed many of the French soldiers?

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Yellow fever, or malaria, killed four thousand French soldiers in four weeks.

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Cholera

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Dysentery

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Tuberculosis

Question 16

What country helped the people of St. Domingue drive the remaining French soldiers from St. Domingue?

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England

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Haiti

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United States

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Spain

Question 17

What was the new name for St. Domingue?

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Haiti

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Hispaniola

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Sainte-Domingue

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Santo Domingo

Question 18

Who led the Haitian Revolt?

Accepted Answer

Toussaint Louverture

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Abraham Lincoln

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George Washington

Question 19

Which country did Haiti gain independence from?

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France

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England

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Spain

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Portugal

Question 20

What was the main catalyst for the Haitian Revolt?

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The French Revolution

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The American Revolution

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The Renaissance

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The Industrial Revolution

Question 21

Who was a prominent military leader in the Haitian Revolt?

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

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William Shakespeare

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Albert Einstein

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Pablo Picasso

Question 22

Which historical event inspired the enslaved people in Haiti to revolt?

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The French Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution

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The American Revolution

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The Renaissance

Question 23

What was the initial name of Haiti during the Haitian Revolt?

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Saint-Domingue

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Cap-Haïtien

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Port-au-Prince

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Les Cayes

Question 24

What year did the Haitian Revolt begin?

Accepted Answer

1791

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1812

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1776

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1865

Question 25

What was the outcome of the Haitian Revolt?

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Haiti became the first independent black republic in the world

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Haiti remained a French colony

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Haiti became a Spanish territory

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Haiti joined the United States

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