Transatlantic Slave Trade Dbq

The crossing of Columbus over the Atlantic the world brought a new world order that broadens the perspective of so many lives during the enlightment era. This can be seen as noted in The British Transatlantic Slave Trade: The Abolitionist Struggle: Opponents of the Slave Trade as the literacy rate is increasing into a little over half the population in England and wales could read by 1800. This increase of literacy can be closely correlated to the industrialization of society that brought abought a new middle class that came about with the establish of the Atlantic slave trade.(xix, Oldfield) With this new urbanization of citizens, it allowed for the wider spread of the enlightenment ideals to spread wider than ever as populations increase

(Grégorie, 1790) As things began to digress between these clashing group of free people of color and the whites of Saint-Domingue the slaves are taking note of what is happening ultimately leading to a revolt in 1791. These revolts ultimately led by free people of color and some whites at the beginning of the uprising. What was different about this uprising of slaves was the fact that is was united as one slave revolt, a newspaper will note in the colonies as news is gathered about the revolt in Saint-Domingue on October 11, 1791, that resulted in the mass killings of whites on plantations. An attempt to calm the relations between clashing groups in the colonies France issued law of April 4, 1792, declaring that universal law to all citizens of France even those in the colonies. This will mark the beginning of the slave revolution as the tension between groups will ultimately spin out of control. The tension between the whites and free people of color ultimately started the slave revolution through the exploitation of the slave's natural desires for

Sonthonax also would at the same time be winning allies to fight for the French as the rebel bands would switch from the Spanish to French as the leaders of the rebel groups would ensure their won self-interest by getting to run the plantations in some cases while giving the french what they want which is the followers of the rebel leaders to be back at work at the plantations. Ultimately Sonthonax had to offer the freedom to the slaves as the french army was at it was at war with Spain and England, and dealing with the French Revolution as the French monarch executed January 21, 1793. National Convention will ratify the abolishment of slavery February 4, 1794 resulting in the final stretch to over throw oppression as the different group dynamics change but ultimately still not obtaining all of their natural rights. This is due to the fact that the whites who ultimately fled to France from the Saint Domingue started to have increasing influence in the National assembly, and they would go to announce that Saint Domingue had fallen to barbarism according to Gouly. Baptiste would protest the assertions in 1975 using the language of the enlightenment "citizen colleagues" this is his way to show their