01:590:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolution, Code Noir

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Latin American Studies
• Course: 01:590:101
• Professor: I.Beltran

Document Summary

Early 1600s: first french settlers occupy western hispaniola. Colony was declining so it was an opportunity for the european powers to get some real estate. 1670s: french settlers began tobacco production and then indigo required more workers (slaves) Sept 20, 1697: treaty of ryswick (end of european conflict) spain would have to cede the left of the island to france. Named saint-domingue, became france"s most lucrative colony - sugar and coffee. 18th century (spanish side) spain starts to focus on the island again, rise in population. 18th century (french side) france side - blacks and mulattos start to amass wealth and power, colonists increasingly resent france. Code noir people of color, they become further disgruntled with france. It also re-imposed punishments and established minimal control over whites. (1685, but brought back in 1771) stripped privileges for free. Made people aspire to have governance in haiti.