The Haitian Revolution
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Pearl of the Antilles
The island is strategically positioned. It's not that far from the mainland of north america. In terms of its climate, well, its climate doesn't necessarily differ from that of the other caribbean islands. But at the same time, even with the difficult geography and the strategic placemen, it becomes the pearl of the antilles. The amount of sugar cane that is being cultivated there and then exported back to europe really overtakes anything else they did in martiniq gadlop or their other colonies. This was an unbelievably valuable imperial possession. I mean, i think that too strongly tie the patian revolution to the french revolution is kind of the first mistake that people make
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