St. Domingue
Saint-Domingue, a French colony, became Haiti after the successful slave uprising and revolution led by Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines in the early 19th century.
Haiti was formerly a colony of France, but it is presently an independent (although impoverished) nation.
Saint-Domingue was the name of the French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is present-day Haiti. It was one of the most lucrative colonies in the French Empire due to its production of sugar, coffee, and other crops, but also infamous for its brutal system of slavery.
In French it is spelt Haïti and pronounced [a·i·ti].
Saint-Domingue was a French colony located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). It was not a city or state but a colonial territory.
It was called St. Domingue.
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There was a successful revolution in the French colony of Haiti
A French colony was located on the island of Hispaniola, called Saint Domingue which is now called Haiti.
Haiti use to be a colony of France.Haiti use to be a colony of France.
Yes, Haiti is a francophone country. It is a former French colony and this is why French and Haitian creole French are spoken here.
yes, that is why some speak french
French colony
The French colony of Haiti fought a successful war of independence between 1791 and 1794.
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