Problem: Contextualizing Haiti's Founding Documents
Carefully read the source materials entitled "Haiti's Founding Documents," (via this link). Support your answer to the prompt below with at least three specific examples from the texts (citing specific page numbers) and any other relevant course materials (i.e., textbook, lectures, or primary source assignments).
Compose an essay in response to the following prompt:
How, specifically, do these documents reflect the context in which they were written (i.e., Haiti's colonial history and the events of its revolution)? [Hint: Be sure to refer to events that occurred before, during, and after these documents were produced, in order to contextualize them. These events are outlined in the lecture content and textbook materials].
Reference: Dubois, Laurent, and John D. Garrigus. Slave Revolution in the Caribbean, 1789-1804: A Brief History with Documents. First Edition. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006.