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Toussaint L’Ouverture

- **__Basic Information__** o Current City: Sainto Domingo o Hometown: Bréda, Haiti o Sex: Male o Birthday: May 20, 1743 o Political Views: Independent party o Religious Views: Roman Catholic o **Bio:** My name is Toussaint L'Ouverture. I am famous because I was the leader of the Haitian Rebellion, in the late 1790's. I am a self educated man. This was very important for me because I believe in education. My parents were slaves and they could not teach me. I was a slave as well because my entire family was sold into slavery when I was very young. When France colonized Haiti, my entire country was very mad because they put many restrictions on our lives. The French took advantage of us. As a result, I wanted this to stop and I organized our people into a small army. It took time, but eventually we became an effective fighting force. By the early 1800's, we drove out the foreigners from a town, Hispaniola. However, Napoleon wanted to regain our fertile lands and profit off our sugar plantations. I encouraged Haitians to rebel and fight to the death against invaders. A ruthless war ensued but ultimately I could not finish the war with my soldiers because the French captured me and put me in jail in France. I died in jail but I died for what I believed in, freedom and equality. In jail, I continued to rally my troops and scare the French with messages like, “In overthrowing me, you have done no more than cut down the trunk of the tree of the black liberty in St-Domingue-it will spring back form the roots, for they are numerous and deep.” In 1830, thousands of French soldiers died of the horrible yellow fever. This was a huge lift for our country because it gave us an advantage as we were used to the local diseases. B y 1804, Haiti was a free nation! This was tremendous for our country and we were incredibly proud. Although I died in 1803, my spirit lived on and was a symbol for independence everywhere. Our success scared many imperial nations and slave holders because we showed that slaves should be equal and that we could fight for our freedom because of unity. Haiti was the first island to obtain independence and it is largely because of my efforts to organize our people, train them, help them, and guide them to victory in battle. I will forever be an important figure in Haiti. o Favorite Quotations: “I was born a slave, but nature gave me a soul of a free man….” “In overthrowing me, you have done no more than cut down the trunk of the tree of the black liberty in St-Domingue-it will spring back form the roots, for they are numerous and deep.”

- **__Relationships__** o Mother: Slave trade, missing o Father: Slave trade, missing o Daughters: Placide Louverture o Sons: two sons, Isaac and Saint-Jean o Brothers: Slave trade missing o Sisters: Slave trade missing

- **__Likes and Interest__** o Activities: Protests, chilling in jail for being a protestor o Interests: Freedom work, starting rebellions, hating Napoleon o Music: Haitian Rap o Books: A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens o Movies: Slumdog Millionaire!!!! o Television: World News

- **__Education and Work__** o High School: Self educated o College/University: self educated o Employer: Haitian people


 * __Photos__**
 * ALBUM 1: Me

ALBUM 2: Haiti



ALBUM 3: The Revolution **

- EXPLANAtion: I joined this group because they are all about freedom in Haiti and being a democracy. I am for democracy and this is the cause I died for. This directly relates to my life and the work I did in Haiti. GROUP 2: Haitian Connectx - EXPLANATION: I joined this group because it is against prejudice in Haiti. When I died, I felt Haiti was working towards freedom. I do not want any judging in my country and this is my main goal. GROUP 3: FORANGELSONLY! - EXPLANATION: This group is designed to create a safe online environment to express feelings about peace. The angels group is for love and against hatred and bias. I stood for these virtues when I was rebelling. GROUP 4: eurofreedom - EXPLANATION: This group is for freedom. I was the leader of a huge rebellion that strove for freedom. This is how I will always be remembered and this group feels the same as me. GROUP 5: euroliberty - EXPLANATION: This group is about liberty. Liberty is what we all fight for. It is important for us to allow all people to have liberty and this was my belief in war. GROUP 6: GlobalIndianINC - EXPLANATION: This indian group is about global freedom. When I rebelled, I wanted freedom for my country. Haiti is now a free country because of my leadership. GROUP 7: primaryleaders - EXPLANATION: This group is all about being a leader. I was the best leader Haiti ever had. This group is important to me because it is what I am all about. GROUP 8: Rebellious Battles - EXPLANATION: This group talks about famous rebellious battles. I was the leader of a tremendous revolution. This revolution is discussed so I am joining this group. GROUP 9: world news - EXPLANATION: I joined this group because the world is very globalized now. It is not having colonies anymore, but is about being worldwide. I want Haiti to be reco GROUP 10: CarribeanLove - EXPLANATION: This group is all about the Carribean. I wanted to express unity among our islands because it will make us stronger. Haiti is one of the smaller islands so this would be great for us.
 * __GROUPS__**
 * GROUP 1: Haitian Politics

__Quizzes__** QUIZ 1: What era are you from? - RESULTS: 80's you like poofy hair and love your leg warmers!! haha... :) EXPLANATION: I lived in the late 1700's but the 80's have just as much action as Haiti had in the revolution era. The 80's were hip and I was the hippest in Haiti. I would definitely fit in the 80's. QUIZ 2: Which camp activity would you like best? - RESULTS: archery, archery is good for letting your anger out. you can really enjoy archery! - EXPLANATION: I like archery. It was a great war tactic in the middle ages. It could have been useful during our revolution. We used more modern weapons though. QUIZ 3: What random summer item are you? - RESULTS: Diving board, You are adventurous and love summer because you get to be carefree. Whether is sky diving or doing a back flip off of the diving board, you are always up for a challenge! - EXPLANATION: I am very adventurous because I led a revolution. This took a lot of bravery. I am proud of what I did for this cause and would be a good diving board. QUIZ 4: What bathing suit are you? - RESULTS: The bikini, You are a fun, outgoing person! You can't be talked into wearing anything BUT a bikini! You are a great person and you need to flaunt it! - EXPLANATION: I am a fun person. In war, we all had a fun time. Although I died because of my beliefs, I am proud of being able to say I fought and led the revolution. QUIZ 5: What emotion are you? - RESULTS: Bohemian Lush suits you best, because you're a natural person that sees people for who they are and no one ever sees you as a threat. You're cheerful, bubbly, positive and full of life. Those are very good qualities that others may envy. ROCK ON!!! - EXPLANATION: I am a natural person. I have always been close to nature because I was a slave. I taught myself and became even more involved with nature when I got older.

__**Works Cited**__

//Haitian Revolution//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

//Haiti Photos//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

//L’Ouverture Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

//The Rebel Leader//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

“Tsouant L’Ouverture Bio.” //Tsouant L’Ouverture Bio//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

//Tsoussaint L’Ouverture//. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2010. .

//World Cultures//. N.p.: Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.