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Toussaint L'Ouverture and the fight for independence

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Toussaint L'Ouverture and the fight for independence”, from the unit “The Haitian Revolution: what was its role in the abolition of the slave trade? ” (Year 9 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. 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?
  2. Starting with the earliest, arrange the following events into chronological order.
  3. Roughly how many free people of colour were living in Saint-Domingue at the time of the Haitian Revolution in 1791?
  4. Match the group or person to their description.
  5. What did the French Revolution promise to all who lived under French rule?
  6. There were around half a million enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue at the time of the revolt in 1791. How is half a million written numerically?
  7. Complete the following sentence with the correctly spelled region: Saint-Domingue was France's most profitable colony in the __________.
  8. Which method of warfare did L’Ouverture’s troops use?
  9. In what year did revolt break out in Saint-Domingue?
  10. Britain was worried about slave revolts spreading to which of its colonies?
  11. Which of the below did Toussaint L’Ouverture attempt to do during his time as official French governor of Saint-Domingue?
  12. Which word describes the group in a society who are at the top of the social hierarchy with power and authority?

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