U2.L10 Voices of the Haitian Revolution

How did the Haitian Revolution change the world?

#1 - Open your history notebooks and below your HW from last night add the heading "Haitian Revolution Documentary"

#2 - Pair Share - Doc A was painted in France. What can be learned about the effects of the Haitian Revolution?

#3 - Preview Louverture and Dessalines

#4 - During the film clip take down at least 3 pieces of evidence to answer the guiding question: How did the Haitian Revolution change the world?

#5 - Watch the film clip

#6 - Read and annotate today's sources

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - Haitian Documentary Screening after school on Wednesday, October 4th.

Early leader of the slave rebellion
Originally fought the French with the help of British and Spanish weapons
When France outlawed slavery in all the colonies Louverture declared that Haiti would remain a French territory
When Napoleon took power, he reinstated slavery and attacked Haiti to regain control
Louverture is arrested, and Napoleon orders to let him die in a French prison
Louverture's #2 in command, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, led Haitian Army to victory against Napoleon's forces - Haiti becomes an independent republic after defeating the most successful army on the planet

Louverture's best general
When Louverture was captured, and Haitians learned of Napoleon's plan to reinstate slavery, Dessalines led the Haitians to victory and independence in 1804