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Causes of the Haitian Revolution by Renae is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes the economic, social, and political conditions in the colony of Saint Domingue (present-day Haiti) prior to the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. Socially, the colony was divided between wealthy white plantation owners and a large population of slaves, with a growing class of free people of color in between. Politically, the colony was ruled by French officials, and free people of color faced discriminatory laws restricting their rights. These conditions generated rising tensions and

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Renae

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EN