The slave revolt in Haiti

The French Revolution proved a setback for the abolition movement as the British government cracked down on any form of radicalism. However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti, slaves revolted violently, burning plantations to the ground and executing any Frenchman they found.

22 November 2012

1 minute

This clip is from

Intermediate/Higher History—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807

The role of Zachary Macaulay in the abolition of slavery
Duration: 01:46
Origins of the Atlantic slave trade
Duration: 00:43
Working class and women abolitionists
Duration: 01:35
Wealth created by British slave traders
Duration: 01:47

The role of Zachary Macaulay in the abolition of slavery—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807
Duration: 01:46
Emigrants and Aboriginal Australians—Immigrants and exiles.
Duration: 01:52
Origins of the Atlantic slave trade—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807
Duration: 00:43
The Irish Potato Famine—Immigrants and exiles.
Duration: 00:47