The role of the Haitian Revolution in the abolition of the slave trade

12 questions

1. Who wrote an autobiography about their life as an enslaved person that brought awareness to the British public about the realities of enslavement?
2. What was the name of the French colony where the Haitian Revolution broke out in 1791?
3. Match the legal reforms below to their descriptions.
4. Put the following events into chronological order, beginning with the earliest:
5. Which three adjectives best describe the idea of enslavement, from a human rights perspective?
6. Complete the following sentence with the first name of the relevant person: "___ L'Ouverture led the Haitian rebels during the Haitian Revolution until his capture and imprisonment by France."
7. Match the countries with the statements, thinking about the extent of the impact that the Haitian Revolution had on abolition in these countries.
8. Which British abolitionist was strengthened by the Haitian Revolution?
9. Complete the following sentence: The Haitian Revolution quickly led to the abolition of enslavement throughout France’s ___, but Napoleon overturned this decision soon afterwards.
10. Which of the following statements are accurate?
11. Where were Britain worried that slave revolts would spread to?
12. What does 'emancipation' mean?

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