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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 French Revolution 1789-1799 Slaves in Haiti revolted against slave owners tostart off the revolutionThere were awful living conditions for the slavesand the society was very racistThey burned plantations and killed their mastersin sprees of violence but formal military action was taken by Toussaint L'OuvertureFrance sent in troops under Napoleon but soon retreated due to Malaria killing most of themHaiti gained its independence in 1804 and wasthe first black republic http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.htmlhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/251961/Haiti/217450/The-Haitian-Revolutionhttp://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=Toussaint_Louverture%27s_%27Dictatorial_Proclamation%27_(1801)http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1794robespierre.asp. The Third Estate and middle class revoltedbecause they were being treated unfairly withtaxes and food pricesThe revolution was chaotic yet organized, theyhad the Tennis Court Oath but also hadbeheadings and extreme violenceThe revolution was accomplished means ofviolence and taking control of areas, they would kill anyone who was against themand there was also the storming of the BastilleUnfortunately there was no change ingovernment because there was noagreement on what it should be "To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. The severity of tyrants has barbarity for its principle... Death to the villain who dares abuse the sacred name of liberty or the powerful arms intended for her defence, to carry mourning or death to the patriotic heart..." Haitian Revolution 1794-1804 -Maximillian Robespierre "Since the revolution, I have done all that depended upon me to return happiness to my country and to ensure liberty for my fellow citizens. Forced to combat internal and external enemies of the French Republic, I made war with courage, honor and loyalty." -Toussaint L'Ouverture
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