R8 - The Haitian Revolution - Pt1

Question 1

What were some benefits(to slaves) highlighted in Code Noir?

Accepted Answer

A minimum amount of food was set, A maximum amount of work hours was set, Limited the brutality owners could legally use

Question 2

Which of the following heavily influenced colonial society?

Accepted Answer

Political ideas of the enslaved, Military knowledge of the enslaved, Where the enslaved people came from

Question 3

What rights were Affranchis stripped of in the decree of 1760

Accepted Answer

Dressing like whites, Holding public office, Sitting with whites, Practicing privileged trades & careers

Question 4

Which French colony was the most lucrative?

Accepted Answer

Saint Domingue

Question 5

What were some punishments slave owners used instill fear?

Accepted Answer

Applying salt, pepper, or lemon in whipping wounds, Pouring boiling cane sugar over their heads, Burning slaves in ovens

Question 6

1 in 10 of enslaved people died each year

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Enslaved people from Africa created the wealth of the Caribbean for the benefit of all Europeans

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

There was never a successful revolt in Saint Domingue

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Why did Louis XVI(16th) reissue many of the provisions of Code Noir to provide furthur protection for people enslaved?

Accepted Answer

The abuses and violent excesses of planters were so bad

Question 10

Saint Domingue exported the largest amount of what material?

Accepted Answer

Sugar

Question 11

What were some restrictions highlighted in Code Noir?

Accepted Answer

Planters had the right to shoot anyone they thought to be a fugitive, Slaves were the personal property of their masters, Free Blacks discovered to have helped slaves could lose their freedom, Forbid slaves from assembling for any reason

Question 12

Some slaves were considered "elite" by their owners and were given positions of total authority

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

On the eve of the Revolution, about 1 out of 3 enslaved persons was African-born

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Whites were pleased with the steady increase of Affranchis after 1789

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which of the following describe Affrachis?

Accepted Answer

Decendants of "mulatto", or mixed descent, Free "people of color", "Illegitimate" children of white planters and African women

Question 16

Which crops did Saint Domingue grow the most of?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco, Coffee, Sugar

Question 17

All goods produced in Saint-Domingue were sent to France

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Affranchis often had greater fortunes than whites

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Which of the following are true about slaves?

Accepted Answer

Some practiced Roman Catholicism to disgues their Vodou religious practices, Slaves born on the islands were better off than slaves imported from Africa, They came from many cultures

Question 20

What are true about Affranchis?

Accepted Answer

Many were "mulatto", or of mixed descent, Several hundred became wealthy planters or merchants and some owned slaves, Many served in the colonial militia, Many served in the mare chaussee, a police force to control then enslaved

R8 - The Haitian Revolution - Pt1

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R8 - The Haitian Revolution - Pt1

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