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A 12 page paper which provides an overview of the causes
and consequences of the Haitian Revolution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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12 pages (~225 words per page)
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when all was said and done, were not incredibly positive as some people were still enslaved. But, the struggle and the entire revolution stood as an example of what the
future could well hold for people who believed that slavery was righteous. It was a revolution that brought France, Spain, Britain, and the United States into play, presenting us with
an intriguing look at history. In the following paper we examine the revolution and the primary players in the revolution. The Haitian Revolution "Violent conflicts between white colonists
and black slaves were common in Saint-Domingue. Bands of runaway slaves, known as maroons (marrons), entrenched themselves in bastions in the colonys mountains and forests, from which they harried white-owned
plantations both to secure provisions and weaponry and to avenge themselves against the inhabitants" (Library of Congress The Haiti Revolution, 1989; p. NA). As one author notes, the maroons were
run-away slaves who "retreated deep into the mountains of San Domingue. They lived in small villages where they did subsistence farming and kept alive African ways, developing African architecture, social
relations, religion and customs" (Corbett, 1991; p. NA). In addition, "They were bitterly anti-slavery, but alone, were not willing to fight the fight for freedom. They did supplement their subsistence
farming with occasional raids on local plantations, and maintained defense systems to resist planter forays to capture and reenslave them" (Corbett, 1991; p. NA). However, their numbers continuously grew
as many slaves were fed up with the system of slavery and thus joined the maroons. And, as their numbers grew they, with upwards of thousands of members, they "began
to carry out hit-and-run attacks throughout the colony. This guerrilla warfare, however, lacked centralized organization and leadership" (Library of Congress The Haiti Revolution, 1989; p. NA). One leader did emerge
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