Revolutions

4.18- Death to the French 11.04.2016 36:37 ↓

After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French. 

4.17a- The Haitian Declaration of Independence 03.04.2016 8:34 ↓

Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.

4.17- Independence 03.04.2016 37:46 ↓

The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.

4.16- Dying Like Flies 28.03.2016 36:09 ↓

In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery. 

4.15- The Leclerc Expedition 21.03.2016 38:39 ↓

With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.

4.14- The Constitution of 1801 14.03.2016 39:12 ↓

In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused. 

4.13- The War of Knives 07.03.2016 37:33 ↓

From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue. 

4.12- Toussaint's Clause 29.02.2016 36:13 ↓

Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.

4.11- To Attempt the Impossible 22.02.2016 31:44 ↓

In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.

4.10- The Third Commission 15.02.2016 38:16 ↓

By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.

4.09- What The Future Will Bring 08.02.2016 38:13 ↓

From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.

4.08- The Tricolor Commission 01.02.2016 37:02 ↓

In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.

4.07- The Citizens of June 20 25.01.2016 34:54 ↓

Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.

4.06- The Second Commission 18.01.2016 37:10 ↓

The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.  

4.05- The Citizens of April 4 11.01.2016 36:49 ↓

With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792. 

4.04- Three Revolts 04.01.2016 36:27 ↓

First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.

4.03- Free and Equal 21.12.2015 36:43 ↓

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.

4.02- The Web of Tension 14.12.2015 37:06 ↓

Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions

4.01- Saint-Domingue 07.12.2015 36:05 ↓

The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.

3.55- The Retrospective 26.11.2015 53:55 ↓

One last look back at the pile of severed heads.

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3.54- The Empire 27.09.2015 29:25 ↓

Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan

3.53- The Consulate 27.09.2015 26:42 ↓

After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared himself Emperor in 1804.

3.52- There is Your Man 21.09.2015 34:36 ↓

And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan

3.51- The Coup of Prairial 14.09.2015 34:36 ↓

When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was overthrown. Hey look I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeduncan