Haitian Revolution

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Santo Domingo

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The Code Noir

A decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 defining the conditions of slavery.

It mandated conversion to Catholicism for all enslaved and defined the punishments that could be dished out.

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Saint-Domingue

A French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659-1803

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Grand Blancs

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Petit Blancs

Less power than the Grand Blancs, struggled to compete for work among the free coloured people.

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Sang-Meles

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Francois Mackandal

Was an enslaved African runaway and rebel leader in Saint-Domingue during the early to mid 18th century.

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Oge Insurrection

1790 uprising led by Vincent Ogé, a wealthy free man of colour in Saint-Domingue.

While it ultimately failed it brought on the larger Haitian Revolution of 1791.