2. “ In 1789 the French colony of Saint Domingue supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France and was the greatest individual market for the European slave-trade . It was an integral part of the economic life of the age, the greatest colony in the world , the pride of France, and the envy of every other imperialist nation. The whole structure rested on the labour of half-a-million slaves. ” C.L.R. James, 1938
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1. Add the fact that the indians resisted 2. Henry provided the last slimmer of hope and resistance
1. French fighting the grand alliance made of England, Spain, Holy Roman Empire 2. Compte D’Estaing along with volunteer Haitian slaves
1. First rebellion was by Makandale in 1751 and moved mountains - Le Maronnage 2. When Benjamin Franklin ask for help for American Revolution, Louis XVI sent troops from Saint-Domingue to Savannah (30,000) made up French army (black and whites) 3. Many of the mulattos (mixed white and blacks) are educated in Europe and come back with emancipation ideals (Petion, Rigaud, and Boyer) 4. Leclerc is Napoleon’s brother in law and came with 25,0000 men expedition in 1802 from the same army that he had conquered Europe prior
1. First rebellion was by Makandale in 1751 and moved mountains - Le Maronnage 2. When Benjamin Franklin ask for help for American Revolution, Louis XVI sent troops from Saint-Domingue to Savannah (30,000) made up French army (black and whites) 3. Many of the mulattos (mixed white and blacks) are educated in Europe and come back with emancipation ideals (Petion, Rigaud, and Boyer) 4. Leclerc is Napoleon’s brother in law and came with 25,0000 men expedition in 1802 from the same army that he had conquered Europe prior
1. Toussaint “By taking me, the french are only cutting the roots of the independence trees but they will grow back because they are long and prosperous” 2. Napoleon is declared Emperor in France