a. What prompted the emergence of the independence movement?
Prior to gaining its independence in 1804, Haiti was the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Under French rule, Saint-Domingue grew to be the wealthiest colony in the French empire and, perhaps, the richest colony in the world. The slave system in Saint-Domingue was regarded as one of the harshest in the Americas, with high levels of both mortality and violence. The 3 bullet points of content specified in the syllabus...