Abstract
Historians who study the nineteenth century have focused on the Haitian Revolution and the significance of the insurrection on the rest of the world at the time. They have neglected the effects the Revolution had on post-revolution Haiti. I look at Haiti after the Revolution and more specifically, how Haitian leaders formed an unexpected alliance with British activists. I argue that this collaboration provided a strong, significant example for British abolitionists to use for the antislavery debates in the Haitian Revolution and its effects worldwide. I also highlight how British activists helped Haitian leaders during Haitian state formation. Education provided Haitian leaders with a quality to help in state formation, as well as relations with world powers, including Great Britain. The period following the Haitian Revolution has often overlooked, but it is important to analyze Haitian-British relations during the time in order to understand the abolitionism movement and Haitian state formation.
Advisor
Parker, Jeff
Department
History
Recommended Citation
Frank, Emily, "An Unexpected Alliance: Haiti and Great Britain after the Haitian Revolution, 1804-1865" (2014). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 5892.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/5892
Disciplines
European History | Latin American History
Publication Date
2014
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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