<u>HAITI</u>
French ruled in Haiti (before named "Saint-Domingue") from 1660. Though it was considered one of the wealthiest colonies of France, producing sugar and coffee mainly, the working force, that consisted of slaves, was treated harshly since the beginning and lived in very poor conditions. As a result, in 1791 the slaves rose up in revolt, and after a long decade of fighting and struggling, Haiti finally gained its independence in 1804, and slavery was abolished.
The political, economic and social shifts occurred in 1945 during Cold War
Adams’s reference to religion implies that it was a significant part of his life. His religion revolved around the idea of human progress and was infused with the Puritan focus on education.
