The Haitian Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 8
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Keywords/Tags: Haiti, Lousiana Purchase, History
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will look at the Haitian Revolution and what effects it had on the Louisiana Purchase. This will include learning about the dates, countries, and key figures involved, as well as factors that brought about the revolution.

  • SS.8.A.4.12 Examine the effects of the 1804 Haitian Revolution on the United States acquisition of the Louisiana Territory.
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Video : Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: From the "Crash Course" educational video series, John Green gives an engaging presentation on the French colony of Saint-Domingue's fight against slavery and struggle for independence. Students will learn about how a revolution led by slaves transformed the island into the nation of Haiti.
Quiz : The Haitian Revolution
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What country owned Haiti and eventually sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Question #2

What was Haiti's (Saint-Domingue) major export?

Question #3

Prior to the Haitian Revolution, slaves made up ___% of the population.

Question #4
There were 4 classes of people in Saint-Domingue.
Question #5
The name of the man who helped lead Haiti's slave revolt was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Question #6

The Haitian Revolution started in what year?

Question #7
Disease, specifically yellow fever, killed many of the French soldiers sent to fight the Haitians.
Question #8

When France sold their North American territory to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. President was ____.

Question #9
Now that you have watched the video, briefly describe the classes of society that existed on Haiti. Would you say it was set-up fairly?
Question #10
Why do you think France decided to sell all of their North American territory once they lost control of Haiti?
Resources : Additional lesson resources
Instructions: Please click on the links to learn more about this lesson.
PBS: The Louisiana Purchase Interactive Lesson

Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia article for students on the Haitian Revolution.
Map of Caribbean slave islands

Description: Some websites to help learn more about Haiti's Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase.