haitian revolution Flashcards
independance
freedom from being governed/ruled by another country
enslaved
hold someone in bondage
colonisation
establishing control over indigenous people of an area
navigator
directs course of ship
anglicized
made english in form/character
indigenous
originating from
occuring naturally in a particular place
affranchis
freedman/emancipated
refer negatively to mixed peopl
maroons
caribbean communities who descended from escaped enslaved people
guerrilla warfare
irregular forms of war activities
(including use of smaller groups of soldiers engaging in hit & run tactics
faction
smaller,organised group which disagrees w larger group within same society
nationalist
person/group who strongly identifies w own nation
rhetoric
persuasive writing technique/ideas or theories
vodou
religion in practiced in Haiti , blends catholic and african beliefs
lobby
form of advocacy used to persuade politician or government to be influenced on certain decisions
citizenship
status of a person who is recognised under law of particular jurisdiction