slave revolt of August 1791

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event in the Haitian Revolution slave revolt uprising

The slave revolt of August 1791 was the massive uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that ignited the Haitian Revolution and ultimately led to the abolition of slavery and the creation of Haiti.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Haitian Revolution ⓘ slave revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	August 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Domingue slave revolt of August 1791 NERFINISHED ⓘ insurrection of August 1791 ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor	French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor	1793 abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue by commissioners Sonthonax and Polverel ⓘ Haitian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Bois Caïman ceremony legend NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	challenged French colonial rule in the Caribbean ⓘ eventually led to abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ eventually led to independence of Haiti ⓘ ignited the Haitian Revolution ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
describedBySource	C.L.R. James – The Black Jacobins NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurent Dubois – Avengers of the New World NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1791-08-22 ⓘ
hasCause	denial of rights to free people of color and enslaved people ⓘ harsh plantation conditions ⓘ influence of the French Revolution ⓘ racial inequality in the French colony ⓘ slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	largest and most successful slave revolt in the Americas ⓘ
influenced	French debates on slavery and colonial policy ⓘ abolitionist movements in Europe ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	French colonial authorities in Saint-Domingue ⓘ white planters in Saint-Domingue ⓘ
participant	enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue ⓘ maroons in Saint-Domingue ⓘ
partOf	Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
place	Northern Plain of Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAspect	Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	beginning of large-scale armed conflict in Saint-Domingue ⓘ destruction of many plantations in northern Saint-Domingue ⓘ killing of many white planters and overseers ⓘ mass flight of white colonists from the northern plain ⓘ
significantPerson	Dutty Boukman NERFINISHED ⓘ Georges Biassou NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-François Papillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeannot Bullet NERFINISHED ⓘ Toussaint Louverture NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1791-08-21 ⓘ
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
topic	Atlantic slave system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-slavery resistance ⓘ history of Haiti ⓘ

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