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C2 (Lecture Quiz): The Haitian Revolution
By Maura Sullivan
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First, watch the video lecture and take guided notes (on paper).
Then, take the lecture quiz (starts below the video) WITHOUT looking at the lecture or your guided notes.
Question 1
1.
The 1783 treaty that officially ended the American Revolution did all of the following except _____________________________.
ended slavery
officially established the U.S.
forced the British to leave their 13 American colonies
established a country that was supposed to be based on Enlightenment ideals
Question 2
2.
Check off the two other countries that had revolutions for similar reasons and at a similar time as the American Revolution.
Haiti
France
Spain
Britain
Question 3
3.
The Haitians were fighting for many of the same rights that the Americans were fighting for.
True
False
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Who profited the most off of the Haitian sugar plantations?
French government and businessmen
Free black Haitians
White plantation owners
Enslaved Haitians
Question 6
6.
Most enslaved Haitians worked in cruel conditions on sugar plantations.
True
False
Question 7
7.
One similarity between monarchies and republics are that they are both run by kings and queens.
True
False
Question 8
8.
The Haitian Revolution was significant because it was the first time in modern history that a republic was formed by black leaders.
True
False
Question 9
9.
Why did many American leaders not want to openly support the Haitian Revolution?
Many Americans believed that revolutions were pointless and would never succeed.
Many American leaders were slaveholders who did not want to support a rebellion initiated by enslaved persons.
Many Americans taxes the sugar plantations in Haiti so they would lose money.
Many Americans feared that the Haitians would rebel against them next.
Check off all of the following that are TRUE of the Haitian Revolution.
The French government allowed the white plantation owners to run Haiti however they wanted.
This was the first time that enslaved Haitians had resisted their masters.
There were really two similar, but separate, revolutions in Haiti.
The Haitians were fighting to get all of the rights promised by Enlightenment ideals.
The enslaved Haitians were fighting against the system of slavery.
The white plantation owners were rebelling against strict French colonial policies.