HIST103: World History (1600–Present)

Watch this video on the Haitian Revolution. While France recognized Haiti, the new country faced serious challenges in securing trading partners and diplomatic relations with other nations. For example, the United States, led by Thomas Jefferson, refused to ally itself with a country whose enslaved people had overthrown their oppressors. Political thinkers such as Edmund Burke declared the Haitian Revolution a dangerous precedent that threatened the institution of slavery.