Toussaint L Ouverture: Who Led The Revolution In Haiti?

Abigael Schneider
World History Second Semester

Lesson Review:

1. Who led the revolution in Haiti? Conduct research and identify 5 facts about this person.

Most historians consider the Haitian Revolution, which was led by Toussaint L’Ouverture to be the most successful slave rebellion to have ever occurred. Not only did Toussaint L’Ouverture have motivation to fight for the sake of his home, but Toussaint was also a freed slave. As a slave, Toussaint was under the control of a kinder slave owner on Plantation Bréda. There, he was taught French by his slave owner and was given tasks that afforded him the opportunity to read, expanding his knowledge. These opportunities to expand Toussaint’s mind were given to him because his master recognized
Born in what is now Venezuela, Simon Bolivar was part of an affluent family, which acquired its wealth from gold and copper mines. In 1799, Bolivar made the decision to move to Spain following the death of his parents in order to further his education. There, he married Maria Rodriguez in 1802, but she became ill of yellow fever just a year later after returning to Venezuela where she died. Grief stricken, he vowed to never marry again, which is a vow he kept until his passing. This led to his return to Europe where he accompanied Napoleon. Bolivar then returned to Venezuela in 1807 where Napoleon named Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain and its colonies (including Venezuela). This sparked his joining the resistance and in 1810, Caracas gained independence. Still unsatisfied, Bolivar journeyed to Britain in an attempt to gain back control. After a long revolution, Simon Bolivar had successfully gained back independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, which led to his nickname “El Libertador,” which means The
Prior to returning to Argentina to aid in the revolution, Martin gained military experience from fighting for Spain in Europe. In fact, José Martin had dedicated his entire life to being a soldier as he first enlisted as a cadet at only eleven years old. At seventeen he had become a lieutenant having fought in both North Africa and France. It was then at nineteen that he begun serving for the Spanish navy, only to later become captured, but returned on the terms of a prisoner exchange. In 1811, Martin officially joined the revolution against those he once served and later led Argentina’s “Army of the North,” which led to him being named the second most important person (second to Simon Bolivar) to the Latin American