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Historians have to grapple with the multiple causes of events. In the historiography of the Haitian Revolution, historians were long split between the Revolution being driven by external factors—such as the view of R. R. Palmer that the events in Haiti were an outgrowth of the French Revolution—and arising out of internal factors—such as the view of C. L. R. James that events in Haiti were driven by the enslaved populace’s desire for freedom.
For this assignment: using at least three primary sources from Geggus’ The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History, evaluate at least two causes of the Haitian Revolution. Some questions to consider (you do not have to answer all of them):
At what point does the Haitian Revolution become “revolutionary”?
How do different groups within colonial/revolutionary Haiti disagree on the definitions of “liberty” and “freedom”?
What’s the role of Enlightenment ideas? Vodou cosmology? Kongolese ideas of kingship?
How much of the revolution is dependent on the military skills and strength of the participants?
Are there continuities in Haitian life between 1780-1810?
How are the sources we have available shaped by their creators?
What disagreements arise between French Revolutionary and Haitian leadership? Between the Haitian leadership and the farm workers?
What are the hazards of crediting the Haitian victory to yellow fever? Of ignoring environmental factors?
Citation guidelines: History majors should use Turabian citations; students in other majors should use the citation system (APA, MLA, etc) that is preferred in their major. Here’s a sample citation of a primary source:
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax, Proclamation au nom de la République [Cap Français, 1793], 1-6, as translated and edited in David Geggus, The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History (Indianopolis: Hackett, 2014), 107-109.
Note that the first part of the citation is usually found at the end of the document as it appears in the Documentary History; the only piece of the second part that will change will be the page numbers.
What you’re submitting: An essay that uses primary sources from David Geggus’ The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History to analyze at least two causes of the Haitian Revolut
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