HaitiLibre Quiz

Revolution and independence 3.1 HAITI

Difficulty Level: N3 Hard
This 3rd difficult level quiz is designed specifically for seasoned players and archive regulars. Through these ten pointed questions, you will delve into the heart of the little-known details, legal subtleties and occult strategies that marked the Haitian Revolution, beyond official accounts and hidden truths.
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Before the insurrection of 1791, which rich owner of color was executed in Cap-Français after having led an armed uprising to demand the application of civil rights, stubbornly refusing to integrate slaves into his struggle?

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THE CORRECT ANSWER: Vincent Ogé

In October 1790, Vincent Ogé, an educated and wealthy free man of color, arrived clandestinely in Santo Domingo from Paris. An active member of the Society of American Colonists, he demanded the application of the French decree of March 28, 1790 concerning the voting rights of citizens. Faced with the categorical refusal of the colonial authorities, he took up arms with his ally Jean-Baptiste Chavannes. However, as a landowner deeply attached to the social order, Ogé refused to enlist black slaves in his movement, limiting his claim to the elite of freedmen.Quickly captured by Spanish troops then delivered to the French, Ogé and Chavannes suffered the terrible torture of the wheel in the public square of Cap-Français in February 1791. This brutal execution traumatized the free people of color and demonstrated the impossibility of peaceful reform, precipitating the final alliance between the freedmen and the servile mass.