The Haitian Revolution and the French RevolutionThe revolution of nearly 100,000 slaves in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) from 1797 to 1804 was the greatest revolution in the history of slavery. The Haitian Revolution led to the formation of the world's first independent and victorious slave state, an idea that shook the economic, sociopolitical, and moral foundations of the Caribbean. In 1791, slaves and free people of color revolted against French rule and, in 1804, declared the country's autonomy under the new Arawak name of Haiti. The Haitian Revolution, along with the American Revolution, was one of the most dramatic and significant challenges faced by European colonialism since the New World, and it is widely considered a milestone in the history of Africans in the United States. United. It is worth noting the struggles that took place for years before the outbreak of the full-scale revolution of 1791. Yet the French Revolution was significant, because differences among whites over what precisely its legacy meant provided a chance to blacks. Although the legacy of the French Revolution has been lasting, it is clear that the Haitian Revolution greatly affected the legacy of the French Revolution, particularly with regard to the Declaration of Human Rights. During the French Revolution, a historically important milestone was the publication of the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Man (DRM) ratified on August 226, 1789 in France. This declaration led Métis leaders like Julien Raimond, Henri Grégoire and Vincent Oge to appeal to the National Constituent Assembly (FNCA) for equal rights. The Assembly declared that free people of color had the right to vote (Garraway 33). Although this did not apply to slaves, the order op...... middle of paper ...... white settlers, and became the first successful revolt against a European empire. The Haitian Revolution is widely considered the defining event in the history of Africans in the new world. Indeed, the reduction of the Atlantic slave trade is traditionally attributed to the start of the Haitian revolution. Although it may have failed to inspire immediate revolutions in the Caribbean and eventually the world, the Haitian Revolution had a profound effect on the French Revolution, as a plea for many national emancipation movements . It is evident that the French Revolution determined the success of the Haitian Revolution by the custom of racial hierarchy and subjugation in Haiti and by the diffusion of the ideals of the French Revolution. These factors forced elite planters to either relinquish some control or risk being subjected to violent rebellion..