Jean-Jacques Dessalines- 36-39
-Saint Domingue was the jewel of the French empire in 18th Century.
--good source of sugar, coffee, tobacco, cotton and slaves.
-French Revolution wiped out hierarchy.
--Free blacks vs. white population
--Slaves made up majority of the population and rose up
-After more than a decade long war led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, France officially liberated slaves.
--1801 Slavery was abolished
-Jean-Jacques Dessalines- Second in command to Toussaint
--Defeated french troops in 1803
--Proclaimed new nation called Haiti
--Crowned himself emperor
--Assassinated in 1806
LIBERTY or DEATH
-"never again shall a colonist or a European set his foot upon this territory with the title of master or proprietor" (39)
-moto: "Liberty! Independence!"
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