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Caribbean was the economic center of America
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American Revolution
the date the constitution was wrote on -
Free people of color join French military
a lot of free blacks from Saint-Domingue joined the French military -
America wins independence from England
America got independence from England -
Most of population is enslaved
90% of the Haitian population were slaves -
Period: to
First part of Haitian Revolution
Started when free people of color started to fight for political rights. They started with peacefully and then violently -
Mass uprising of Haitians
Slaves rise against plantations -
1793
the uprising became a big political movement and it forced local officials to end slavery in the colony -
France ends slavery
Officials in France end slavery throughout the French empire -
Napoleon tried to reverse the ban of slavery in France
Napoleon Bonaparte tried to reverse France's ban on slavery -
Louverture was arrested
Was arrested and died in prison -
Haitians gained independence
Gained their independence in 1804 -
France recognizes haiti's independence
France recognizes Haiti's independence -
U.S recognizes haiti's independence
Last ones to recognize haiti's independence