The Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution (12:16)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:39 What were the main social classes in Saint-Domingue, and why was this social pyramid unstable?
- 02:48 What was life like for an enslaved person in Saint-Domingue?
- 04:08 What was the goal of the revolutionaries in the revolution’s early days?
- 05:42 Who was Toussaint Louverture, and why did he fight first with the Spanish and then with the French?
- 06:41 How did enslaved people learn about revolutionary ideas?