The causes of the Haitian Revolution

12 questions

1. What was the name of the 17th century thought movement that caused revolutions around the world?
2. Which country, inspired by Enlightenment ideas, overthrew their king in 1798, and executed him in 1793?
3. Put the following in chronological order, starting with the earliest.
4. Match the following people with their correct nationality.
5. What is the name of the country created after a revolt of enslaved people, inspired by the Enlightenment, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791?
6. What is the historical name for the 'Age' that the Enlightenment gave rise to?
7. Roughly how many enslaved African people were forced to work on plantations in Saint-Domingue by the end of the 18th century?
8. Arrange the following events into chronological order, starting with the earliest.
9. Complete the following sentence: The French Revolution in 1789 promised new rights and ___ to all who lived under French rule, including its colonies such as Saint-Domingue.
10. Which of the below groups of people were the other 'free people' aside from the grands blancs in Saint-Domingue?
11. Complete the following sentence: Saint-Domingue’s free people of colour found common cause with the ___ African population who had faced years of oppression and forced labour.
12. What word describes the 'stratification' of a society into levels where those at the top have power and authority, and those at the bottom have no power or authority?

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