Dominican AFPRL Midterm

Question 1

Marrons

Answer 1

escaped enslaved people who formed communities in remote or inaccessible areas.

Question 2

Basel Treaty

Answer 2

Basel that ceded
the eastern part of the island to France

Question 3

Original inhabitants

Answer 3

Taino people

Question 4

Social Classes(3 components of saint domingue colonial order)

Answer 4

grand blanc
petit blanc
affranchi
slaves

Question 5

Economy

Answer 5

primarily sugar, coffee large-scale plantation, cattle, Jewel of the French

Question 6

Reasons for Haitian Revolution

Answer 6

1-Brutally exploitative slave labor Discontent among ther half a million black slaves compared to puny white pop.
2-Would send their mulatto children off to war where they would learn Enlightenment ideas, would come back and be discriminated against.
3-Atlantic revolution, US French had done a revolution
4-Declaration of the rights of men.

Question 7

Dessalines (former slave)

Answer 7

1-declared Haiti’s independence
2-massacre on white people, Opposed white planters, burnt towns

Question 8

Toussaint (former slave)

Answer 8

1- one of the Leaders of revolution Expelled french, british and spanish out of the country
2- Forged alliances and united diverse groups(free africans and slave pops.)
3- Abolished black slavery
4- become totally independent from france but not officially, even made constitution
5-had good view about white people/planters
6- used treaty to occupy eastern part of island

Question 9

Vincent Ogé

Answer 9

led revolt, lost, captured tortured and executed leader of affranchis

Question 10

Bouckman (former slave)

Answer 10

voodoo priest during revolution inspired enslaved. slaves rose up and put fire, attacked white population

Question 11

Napoleon

Answer 11

1-tried to reestablish slavery system
2-hated toussaint
3- sent big brother with fleet

Question 12

Garden Plots

Answer 12

planters gave small plot of land produce food surplus they could sell

Question 13

Plantation vs Counter-Plantation

Answer 13

Plantation: Large-scale cash crops exploitation
Counter-plantation: sell surplus to the community no sugar coffee produce something that can be used to be better off

Question 14

Devastation

Answer 14

transfers of all the habitants living in the
Western and North
to the South and to the East,

Question 15

Start of the island

Answer 15

taino-> colombus claimed and made colony -> colony killed by taino -> spanish came back and made another but then abandoned it after taking all gold -> french began setting up shop in shores -> slaves were shipped over, became saint domingue.

Question 16

French Start of the island

Answer 16

buccaneers(hunters), filibusters(pirates) and
inhabitants(peasants)

Question 17

Transition to European Power

Answer 17

1- political changes transition to monarchy through Europe
2-Economic (mercantalism) commodities
3- social structure changes middle class bourgeoises.
4- renaissance in europe going back to classic civs like greece and roman (secularization + cultural economic changes tec.)

Question 18

Dominican Independence reasons (Juan Pablo Duarte)

Answer 18

-different cultural identity, European identity
-heavy taxes
-intensive cultural assimilation
-attempted to reintroduce palntation (which made both east and west oppose boyer)
-The Trinitarian and the Reformist(haitian) movement organize a political alliance with the objective of overthrow the Boyer dictatorship.

Question 19

Dominican Revolution Groups

Answer 19

Trinitarian– Political independence of DR equality fraternity and freedoms
Annexionists and Protectionists – favor of separation not independence

Question 20

impact of Haitian revolution

Answer 20

-contribute to decolonization/emancipation everywhere Liberty
-toussaint used basel to occupy eastern part of island, and abolished black slavery, then constitution
-Napoleon sent expedition to saint domingue which had initial success but the masses had insurrections and guerilla wars and napoleon eventually lost.

Bouyer took over, agreed to pay 150 million francs

Question 21

Haitains are treated poorly compared to venezuealn immigrants

Answer 21

1- wealthier country
2- share spanish language
3- more educated than haitians (voodoo savages, deportation)
4- not their fault, govt fault, dont have poverty mentality
5- theri appearance
6- dominican republic has great history of antihaitainism trujillo (now deportation)

Question 22

portugal

Answer 22

first european coutnry to establish colonies in west coast of africa (seeking gold)

Question 23

Impact of Dominican revolution

Answer 23

-Haitians tried to take them back but lost 4 times to the dominican army.
-leader DUARTE sent into exile
-pedro santana took over to protect againts haitian invasion and kill/exile trinitarios
-eventually went under spain

Question 24

The royal ordinance-1825

Answer 24

decree issued by the King of France, Charles X, which recognized Haiti’s independence from France. However, it came with a condition: Haiti had to pay a substantial indemnity to French slave owners i

Question 25

The Rural Code-1826

Answer 25

Boyer Reintroduced plantation system without slaves coerced labor.

Question 26

Afrancesados

Answer 26

political alliance: Trinitarians and Annexionists: who agreed to joint forces to substitute the Haitian government.

Question 27

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Answer 27

United States’ right to intervene in the affairs of Latin American and Caribbean nations to maintain economic and political stability.

Question 28

Different names espanolaHIspanolia, santo domingo, saint domingue, aiyti

Answer 28

hispanoila- christopher
santo domingo-eastern part by spanish
saint domikngue- french western part
ayto- indigenous tiano name