Haitian Independence

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Toussaint Louverture

Henri Christophe

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Hispaniola

Puerto Rico

Saint-Domingue

Martinique

Supreme Commander

Chief Diplomat

President for Life

Emperor of Haiti

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Haiti and Cuba

Haiti and Jamaica

Haiti and Puerto Rico

French Revolution

Russian Revolution

American Revolution

Industrial Revolution

First independent nation in the Caribbean

First post-colonial black-led nation

First black republic

. All of the above

Emancipation from slavery

Discovery of the island by Columbus

Declaration of independence from France

End of the Haitian Revolution

“land of good people”

"land of bananas”

“land of mountains”

"land of hope”

English

Portuguese

French

spanish

brightly colored dresses, the traditional garments of Haiti.

treats made from caramel and bean flour.

pygmy goats, native to Haiti.

small red lizards found around many Haitian farms.