Toussaint Louverture: Surprise Attack
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History → Carribbean History → The Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture leads a surprise attack on a French dispatchment that attempts to surround his Haitian stronghold and quell his rebellion. This clip appropriately illustrates the brutality that is characteristic of the revolution.
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Why does the general not bombard the powder as is suggested to him?
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Why is Louverture unpredictable?
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesidentify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiescompare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French revolutions, emphas...
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesexplain the impact of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars on Europe and Latin America
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiestrace the influence of the American and French revolutions on Latin America, including the role of S...
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