AP African American Studies / Unit 2: Freedom, Enslavement, and Resistance
2.12 Legacies of the Haitian Revolution
Notes
The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), led by Toussaint Louverture and later Jean-Jacques Dessalines, created the first Black republic and the first nation founded by formerly enslaved people. It inspired enslaved people and frightened slaveholders in the US.
Practice
Haiti became independent in:
First Black republic.
The Haitian Revolution led US slaveholders to:
Fear and repression.
Toussaint Louverture was:
Revolutionary general.
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