+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This resource is rich with primary and secondary source material regarding major events in the Atlantic world during the Age of Revolution. While there are suggested classroom activities toward the beginning of the resource, its true...
+
eBook
Other

The Haitian Revolution of 1791 1803

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the first of four linked pages presenting a comprehensive essay on the Haitian Revolution.
+
Website
US Department of State

Office of the Historian: The United States and the Haitian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the roots of the Haitian Revolution and the American response. Our policy shifted many times from 1791 until we recognized Haiti's independence in 1862. Read the following synopsis to better understand our ambivalence.
+
Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Black Jacobins

For Students 9th - 10th
C.L.R. James explores the subject of the Haitian Revolution in the play "The Black Jacobins". Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
+
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: How Haiti Saved the United States

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "How Haiti Saved the United States" by David White accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
+
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Andry's Rebelliion (1811)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia entry tells about Andry's Rebellion, a large rebellion in New Orleans in 1811.
+
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Age of Atlantic Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Revolution fomented change throughout the trans-Atlantic area. Read about the revolution's influence on the French and their overthrowing of their king, and the slave revolt which brought about the second republic in the New...
+
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Toussaint L'overture

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article gives an accounting of Toussaint L'Overture, freed Haitian slave who was the leader of the revolt against France.
+
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Toussaint L'ouverture Rose From Slavery to Lead the Haitian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Pushing back aggressions by Europe's greatest powers, Haiti's 'founding father' set the stage for the world's first sovereign Black state. How did Toussaint L'ouverture born into bondage in the French colony of Saint-Domingue...
+
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Toussaint Louverture

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Toussaint Louverture, who overran Spanish Santo Domingo in January 1801, freed the slaves, and amazed the Europeans and natives with his magnanimity.