Unit 2: Paper 1 — Independence and Identity
Topic 2.1: The Haitian Revolution (c.1780–1825) Questions
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After 1804, who most often kept the land and wealth they had already held under French colonial rule?
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Who organised early maroon resistance from Saint-Domingue's mountainous interior in the 1750s?
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Who drafted the 1804 Declaration of Independence together with Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
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By 1789, roughly what was the ratio of enslaved people to free colonists in Saint-Domingue?
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What was the Code Noir?
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How did free people of colour, such as Vincent Ogé, respond to the ideals of the 1789 French Revolution?
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In which month and year did the mass uprising that began the War for Freedom start in the northern plains of Saint-Domingue?
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What was the significance of the Battle of Vertieres on 18 November 1803?
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What event triggered the shift from Haitian leaders seeking autonomy under France to fighting for full independence?
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According to the 1801 Constitution written by Toussaint L'Ouverture, what was his position within Saint-Domingue?
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In what year did Haiti finally finish repaying the 1825 independence debt and its related loans to France?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to explain what prompted the emergence of the Haitian independence movement.
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to explain what prompted the emergence of the Haitian independence movement.
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According to tradition, what took place at the Bois Caïman ceremony in August 1791?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to explain how independence was achieved in Haiti.
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What happened to Toussaint L'Ouverture in 1802?
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Which European power withdrew from Saint-Domingue by 1798 after suffering heavy losses partly caused by yellow fever?
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Why did the French National Convention confirm the abolition of slavery across all French colonies in February 1794?
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to investigate how, and with what challenges, a new Haitian identity was formed.
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to investigate how, and with what challenges, a new Haitian identity was formed.
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