Slave Revolts Flashcards
When was the Haitian revolution?
1791
What was the Haitian revolution against?
French colonial rule in Saint - Domingue (now Haiti)
Who was the Haitian revolution led by?
Touissant L’Ouverture
Was the Haitian revolution successful or unsuccessful?
Successful - Haitian people got independence from France
Slaves freed
What argument did Thomas Paine give in ‘The Rights Of Man’?
People should govern themselves and that power should come from the people
What did ‘The Rights Of Man’ influence?
Haitian revolution
When was Paines work published and what was it a reaction to?
1791
Reaction to French Revolution 1789
What happens in 1790 on the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean?
Small slave revolt
What was the slave revolt in 1790 caused by?
Rumour that England has abolished slavery and the masters were keeping their freedom from them
Was the slave revolt on the British Virgin Islands successful or not?
No - quickly stopped and leaders executed
Name 2 ways slavery was used to end the Napoleonic wars:
1806 - Foreign Slave Trade Aboliton Bill = stopped the trading of slaves between Britain and France to damage French economy
Trade was reduced by 2/3
Led to abolition act 1807
What is a colonial possession?
Areas of land /colonies in one country that are owned by another
When was the Emancipation rebellion/ Baptist war?
December 1831 to January 1832
What happened during the Baptist war?
Samuel Sharpe ( Slavs ) led a strike for better working conditions Turned into slave rebellion of thousands of slaves
