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Quiz for America Compared: The Haitian Revolution and the Problem of Race

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1. What was the goal of the resolution put forth by the Savannah City Council in response to the Haitian Uprising in 1795?

To publicly condemn the violence taking place in St. Domingo

To discourage Savannah residents from supporting the revolution

To urge Savannah residents to consider taking in the Haitian refugees

To ensure that no black Haitian refugees would enter into the state

Correct. The answer is d. The goal of the resolution put forth by the Savannah City Council was to ensure that no black Haitian refugees would be permitted to enter Georgia.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The goal of the resolution put forth by the Savannah City Council was to ensure that no black Haitian refugees would be permitted to enter Georgia.

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2. Why did the Savannah City Council perceive the Haitian refugees as a danger?

The Haitians spoke French and supported the French Revolution.

They feared that the refugees would incite a rebellion among American slaves.

The Haitians were practicing Catholics who might threaten American Protestantism.

They believed the refugees would increase the South’s black population.

Correct. The answer is b. The black Haitian refugees had sought to overthrow the white regime in St. Domingo, and the Savannah City Council (along with most other slaveholders) feared that the refugees would incite a similar rebellion among American slaves if they were admitted into the United States.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The black Haitian refugees had sought to overthrow the white regime in St. Domingo, and the Savannah City Council (along with most other slaveholders) feared that the refugees would incite a similar rebellion among American slaves if they were admitted into the United States.

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3. The excerpt from the Haitian Constitution shows that Haiti’s founders were inspired by which of the following?

Anti-federalism

Jeffersonian agrarianism

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations

Natural rights ideology

Correct. The answer is d. The excerpt from the Haitian Constitution shows that Haiti’s founders, like the framers of the U.S. Constitution, were inspired by the ideology of natural rights, which stated that all men had the basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The excerpt from the Haitian Constitution shows that Haiti’s founders, like the framers of the U.S. Constitution, were inspired by the ideology of natural rights, which stated that all men had the basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.