Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Effects of the Revolution

Use the following links to learn about the effects of the Haitian Revolution and to answer part six on your worksheet.

External Effects

François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture



Use the following link to learn about Toussaint L'Ouverture and answer the questions on part 5 of your worksheet.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

The Revolution Begins


Use the following links to find information on the beginning of the Revolution and to complete part 4 of your worksheet.

The Revolution Begins

Vincent Oge

Social Tensions Rise


Use the following article to answer the questions on part 3 of your worksheet regarding the rising Social Tensions in Haiti.

Social Triggers of the Haitian Revolution

Background of the Revolution



Use the following link to read about the background of Haiti and answer the questions under part two of your worksheet.

Geography



Use the following maps to answer question 1 on your worksheet.




Haitian Revolution Webquest

Greetings class! Today we are going to use the world wide web to learn all about the Haitian Revolution. Please procede through this blog, follow links and answer the questions on the sheet was distributed to you at the beginning of class.

Ok, here's some brief background information.

In the Americas the legacies of the American and French Revolutions led to a new round of struggles for independence. News of revolutionary events in France destabilized the colonial regime in Saint Domingue (present-day Haiti) and resulted in the first successful slave revolution. In 1789, the colony of Saint Domingue was among the richest European colonies in the Americas. Its planations produced sugar, cotton, indigo, and coffee.

Today we'll learn what characteristics of Haiti made it ripe for revolution, how the revolution occured, who the major players in the revolution were and what the long effects of the revolution were.