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Who did the slaves of St Domingue defeat to get independence?

  1. The French

  2. The Americans

  3. The British

  4. The Belgians


Correct Option: C

What was Haiti formerly known as before it became independent in 1804? 

  1. St Helena

  2. St Domingue

  3. St Petersburg

  4. St Augustine


Correct Option: B

In 1831, a slave rebellion broke out in _________.

  1. Trinidad

  2. St Lucia

  3. Bermuda

  4. Jamaica


Correct Option: D

Who was the King of England during the rebellion in Jamaica in 1831?

  1. James II

  2. Charles III

  3. George III

  4. William IV


Correct Option: D

Under whose leadership did the slaves of St Domingue defeat the British in 1804?

  1. Touissant L'Ouverture

  2. Solomon Northup

  3. Henry Brown

  4. Frederick Douglass


Correct Option: A

Which rebellion convinced the British Prime Minister Earl Grey that slavery should be abolished?

  1. The rebellion in Tobago

  2. The rebellion in Cuba

  3. The rebellion in Jamaica

  4. The rebellion in Puerto Rico


Correct Option: C

Which British Prime Minister believed that slavery should be abolished?

  1. Benjamin Disraeli

  2. Earl Grey

  3. Winston Churchill

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

St Domingue was renamed as Haiti in _______. 

  1. 1801

  2. 1802

  3. 1803

  4. 1804


Correct Option: D

The 1831 rebellion in Jamaica was led by _________. 

  1. Touissant L'Ouverture

  2. Henry Brown

  3. Robert Smalls

  4. Samuel Sharp


Correct Option: D

Which island was formed by the slaves after defeating the British in 1804?

  1. Haiti

  2. Honduras

  3. Cuba

  4. Nicaragua


Correct Option: A