Mod 14-1 Timeline Events

What effect did the American and French Revolutions have on the colonists in Latin America in the late 1700s?

• They were discouraged from seeking independence

• They were inspired to maintain the status quo

• They were motivated to seek freedom from European control

• They focused on economic reforms only

What event took place in Haiti in August 1791 as described in the learning material?

• The signing of a peace treaty

• The start of a cultural festival

• The rise of 100,000 enslaved Africans in revolt

• The election of a new leader

Who emerged as a leader during the revolt in Haiti in 1791?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jean-Jacques Dessalines

• Toussaint Louverture

• François Mackandal

By 1800, which ideas had spread widely across the Latin American colonies?

• Renaissance art techniques

• Enlightenment ideas

• Industrial manufacturing processes

• Modernist literary theories

Which figure is noted for combining Enlightenment political ideas with ideas from Greece and Rome to influence Latin America?

• Simón Bolívar

• George Washington

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Julius Caesar

What was the impact of the democratic ideas mentioned in the text on Latin America?

• Decrease in cultural exchanges

• Increase in economic disparities

• Sparking of revolutions

• Stabilization of monarchies

What event took place in January 1802 involving French troops in Saint Domingue?

• The signing of a peace treaty

• The landing of 30,000 French troops to remove Toussaint from power

• The coronation of Toussaint as the leader

• The establishment of a new French colony

What did Toussaint agree to in May after the French intervention in Saint Domingue?

• To continue the revolution

• To declare independence from France

• To halt the revolution if the French would end slavery

• To support French rule in exchange for autonomy

Where did Toussaint Louverture die after being accused by the French of planning another uprising?

• In a prison in Paris

• In a prison in the French Alps

• In a prison in Haiti

• In a prison in the Caribbean

Who declared the colony an independent country in 1804, making it the first black colony to free itself from European control?

• Toussaint Louverture

• Jean Jacques Dessalines

• François Capois

• Henri Christophe