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What was the name of the French Caribbean colony that enslaved rebels transformed into Haiti through their 1791–1804 revolution?
Answer
Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue was France's wealthy sugar colony on the western third of Hispaniola until enslaved rebels overthrew colonial rule and renamed it Haiti in 1804.
💡 Did you know?
Haiti's enslaved people defeated Napoleon's armies and abolished slavery in 1804, making it the world's first successful slave revolution and only Black-led republic.
Other options people guess
- Martinique
- Guadeloupe
- Louisiana
Topics
- haiti
- colonialism
- revolution
- caribbean
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