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Haitian rev
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Toussaint Louverture | led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue |
| liberated | released from a prison or a place where you have been kept |
| plantation | a place that is planted or under cultivation |
| Liberté, égalité, fraternité | liberty, equality, fraternity' |
| indigo | comes from the Latin word indicum, meaning "Indian", as the naturally based dye was originally exported to Europe from India |
| oppressors | any authority (a group or a person) that uses its power unjustly to keep people under control |
| Abolished | to officially end or stop (something, such as a law) : |