St. Domino Effects Of The American Revolution

In 1493, Christopher Columbus started a domino effect by introducing sugarcanes to St. Domingue. The Spanish were the first ones in introducing sugar plantations in the early 1500’s and used the indigenous population as slaves to work on these plantations. That was until Bartolomé de las Casas advocated for the importation of African slaves to save the brutalized indigenous population. By the seventh century, however, St. Domingue gained official status as a French colony. St. Domingue became the most profitable colony in the Atlantic world during the eighteenth century. The profit of the colony was dependent on the slaves productivity, resulting in brutal treatment and working conditions. This caused thousands of slaves to rise up against
Yellow fever is a horrendous disease. “It appeared suddenly, causing sharp pains in the eye sockets, feet, lions and stomach..” (Dubois, 280) Troops arriving in St. Domingue to fight for France fell vulnerable to such diseases. It was said that Descourtilz claimed to come across a black man who would grind up the intestines of a fever victim, make sausages out of them and feed them to the healthy. “The deadly combination of ‘yellow fever and an enemy who gave no quarter’ steadily undermined Bonaparte’s plans for Saint Domingue” (Dubois, 281) Polish troops who were sent to the town of Tiburon, within ten days of arrival, more than half of the troops died from the fever. General Leclerc had tens of thousands troops arrive in St. Domingue, and within months only ten thousand were left. The yellow fever did affect the blacks, however, they had more numbers on their side. Unlike the French, who can only ship out so many troops. This is why the yellow fever was a big factor in the Haitian
That is because they ended slavery, ended French control over the colony and inspired the struggle against slavery everywhere. The primary goal of the revolution was the end slavery and become independent. They got just that. However they also inspired thousands across the entire world. Some may even argue that if the Haitian Revolution wasn’t successful, the emancipation around the world may have happened later than it did. The newly free of course had to overcome obstacles, and they still are, but they are free from being beaten. Anybody who was in slavery one day, and free the next would be disoriented. However, it was a success. That is why every January 1 they celebrate independence day. This is why some people argue that the Haitian revolution was