The Haitian Revolution is often referred to as the largest and most successful rebellion in the western hemisphere. It was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial slave uprising against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign nation of Haiti.
Slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery but French control over the colony. The Haitian Revolution was the result of a long struggle on the part of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, but was also propelled by the free Mulattoes who had long faced the trials of being denoted as semi-citizens.
The Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history, and resulted in the establishment of Haiti, the first independent black state in the New World.
Slaves in the United States and throughout the Americas were inspired by the success of the Haitian Revolution. In 1811, eight years after Haiti gained independence, the German Coast Uprising in Louisiana became the most serious slave revolt in the United States.
What happened? The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. ... Slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery but French control over the colony.
Where? Saint-Domingue
When? 1791-1804
Why? The Haitian Revolution was the result of a long struggle on the part of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, but was also propelled by the free Mulattoes who had long faced the trials of being denoted as semi-citizens.
How is the event significant to history? The reason for it to be significant is significant because Haiti is the only country where slave freedom was taken by force. It was the only successful slave revolt in modern times.
Women were second-class citizens, essentially the property of their husbands, unable even to vote until 1920, when the 19th Amendment was passed and ratified. Native Americans were entirely outside the constitutional system, defined as an alien people in their own land.
