Saint-Domingue Sugar Economy and the Haitian Revolution (1680–1804)

1. Code Noir extended to Saint-Domingue

   Jan 1, 1687Labels: Code Noir, Saint-Domingue, French Empire

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2. Treaty of Ryswick recognizes French Saint-Domingue

   Sep 20, 1697Labels: Treaty of, Hispaniola, France

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3. Sugar-and-coffee plantation boom accelerates after war

   Feb 10, 1763Labels: Sugar plantation, Coffee plantation, Saint-Domingue

   • Saint Domingue

4. Saint-Domingue becomes Europe’s leading sugar and coffee supplier

   Jan 1, 1780Labels: Saint-Domingue, Sugar trade, Coffee trade

   • Saint Domingue
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5. Vincent Ogé’s uprising challenges racial inequality

   Feb 6, 1791Labels: Vincent Og, Free people, Saint-Domingue

   • Vincent Og

6. Bois Caïman meeting helps organize the northern revolt

   Aug 14, 1791Labels: Bois Ca, Enslaved organizers, Northern revolt

   • 1791 Rebellion
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7. Mass slave uprising ignites the Haitian Revolution

   Aug 21, 1791Labels: Slave uprising, Northern plain, Plantations

   • 1791 Rebellion

8. French Convention abolishes slavery in French colonies

   Feb 4, 1794Labels: French Convention, Abolition of, French colonies

   • CHNM Decree

9. Toussaint Louverture’s 1801 constitution asserts autonomy

   Jul 1, 1801Labels: Toussaint Louverture, 1801 Constitution, Saint-Domingue

   • 1801 Constitution
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10. Leclerc expedition lands to restore French control

    Jan 29, 1802Labels: Leclerc expedition, Napoleon, French army

    • Napoleon org

11. Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot becomes a major turning point

    Mar 2, 1802Labels: Battle of, Indigenous Army, French forces

    • Cr te Pierrot

12. Toussaint Louverture is arrested and deported to France

    Jun 7, 1802Labels: Toussaint Louverture, Arrest and, France

    • Toussaint

13. Battle of Vertières ends France’s military position

    Nov 18, 1803Labels: Battle of, Indigenous Army, French forces

    • Verti res

14. Haiti declares independence, ending the slavery economy

    Jan 1, 1804Labels: Haiti independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Gona ves

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