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Haiti becomes first independent state in Latin America
Contributed by: Mortimer
  • 1. Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
A) Toussaint Louverture
B) Henry Christophe
C) Jean-Jacques Dessalines
D) Pierre-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
  • 2. When did Haiti become the first independent state in Latin America?
A) 1825
B) 1804
C) 1830
D) 1791
  • 3. Which European power had control over Haiti before its independence?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) France
D) England
  • 4. What was the name of the French colony that became Haiti?
A) Martinique
B) French Guiana
C) Guadeloupe
D) Saint-Domingue
  • 5. Who was the first emperor of Haiti?
A) Henry Christophe
B) Jean-Pierre Boyer
C) Jean-Jacques Dessalines
D) Toussaint Louverture
  • 6. What is the capital city of Haiti?
A) Jacmel
B) Port-au-Prince
C) Petionville
D) Cap-Haïtien
  • 7. What was the name of the document declaring Haiti's independence?
A) National Charter
B) Freedom Manifesto
C) Act of Independence
D) Declaration of Liberty
  • 8. What was the main cash crop of Haiti under French colonial rule?
A) Cotton
B) Coffee
C) Sugar
D) Tobacco
  • 9. What was the nickname of Toussaint Louverture?
A) Black Napoleon
B) Lion of the South
C) King of the North
D) Emperor of Haiti
  • 10. Which country occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934?
A) Britain
B) France
C) United States
D) Spain
  • 11. What was the name of the fortress where Toussaint Louverture was imprisoned and died?
A) Citadelle Laferrière
B) Fort de Joux
C) Sans-Souci Palace
D) Bois-Caïman
  • 12. Which battle secured Haiti's independence from France?
A) Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot
B) Battle of Plaisance
C) Battle of Port-au-Prince
D) Battle of Vertières
  • 13. What was the first name of Toussaint Louverture?
A) Henri
B) Jean-Jacques
C) François
D) Toussaint
  • 14. What was the national language of Haiti after gaining independence?
A) Portuguese
B) French
C) Spanish
D) English
  • 15. What was the original indigenous name for the land that became Haiti?
A) Mayapan
B) Ayiti
C) Incas
D) Aztlán
  • 16. Who was the first Black republic to gain independence from colonial rule?
A) Haiti
B) Jamaica
C) Guadeloupe
D) Cuba
  • 17. What is the national motto of Haiti?
A) L'Union Fait La Force (Unity Makes Strength)
B) Viva la Revolución! (Long Live the Revolution!)
C) E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)
D) Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
  • 18. What religious practice helped unite the African slaves in Haiti against their French oppressors?
A) Buddhism
B) Christianity
C) Vodou
D) Islam
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