[DOC] [TLE] Haitian Revolution - Wikipedia [PAR] The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial 
insurrection that took ... One thing is sure: Haiti became an independent country 
on January 1, 1804, ... Some had identified more with the French colonists than 
the slaves. ... the world's coffee and 40% of the world's sugar imported by France 
and Britain. [DOC] [TLE] Haiti - Wikipedia [PAR] Haiti officially the Republic of Haiti is a sovereign state in the Western 
Hemisphere (North America). The country is located on the island of Hispaniola, 
in the Greater Antilles .... European nations were competing for control in the New 
World, in the .... After Santo Domingo achieved independence from Haiti, it 
established a... [DOC] [TLE] 14 African Countries Forced by France to Pay Colonial Tax For the ... [PAR] Jan 28, 2014 ... Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France ... 
and opted for the country independence, the french colonial elite in Paris ... 
Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third [world] power ..... 
They re rich enougth to pass the power to the next generation now (Sure... [DOC] [TLE] Why are former British colonies doing so well compared to Spanish ... [PAR] Mostly bad luck, I think, though it's worth noting that one of the poorest, least 
stable countries in ... It all went to hell again after independence: the king tried to 
rule as an absolute monarch, ... Former British colonies that are certainly not rich: 
... Why did British colonialism in the New World create stable wealthy nations (
USA... [DOC] [TLE] US History Teacher Notes - Georgia Standards [PAR] Jan 29, 2013 ... The first permanent English colony in North America was .... result of winning the 
Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1664, the British seized control of ... The Southern 
colonies were noted for their rich soils in the coastal regions and .... wealth was 
thought to be limited, the more one country had, the less any other. [DOC] [TLE] The Europeans - Why They Left [PAR] Did the "Medieval Lives" videos give you any new ideas about why the ... Such 
common rights gave the peasants some economic independence. .... Merchants 
believed that the world's wealth was finite and that one nation could only grow 
rich at ... On the other hand, it is now believed that the poor had better dental 
health... [DOC] [TLE] Political and Economic History of Haiti - San Jose State University [PAR] While Haiti's independence as a nation started with a slave rebellion the notion 
that this was a ... Navidad, on the north coast of the island of Hispaniola in what is 
now Haiti. ... Hispanic Dominican Republic, is not mestizo, as is the case in much 
of Latin America. ... The prosperity of the French colony was based upon slavery. [DOC] [TLE] History of Haiti - Nations Online [PAR] Soon, French adventurers began to settle the colony, turning the French ... and 
France and 60 percent of the world's coffee came from the small colony. ... After 
300 years of colonial rule, the new nation of Haiti was declared an independent 
republic. It was only the second nation in the Americas to gain its independence 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Haiti - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jan 26, 2014 ... Once France's richest colony, the island nation has been hindered by ... personal 
gain as opposed to leading the country toward growth and development. ... Haiti's 
poor masses, who comprise a large majority of the country's population. .... its 
position as the second independent country in the New World,... [DOC] [TLE] Why is Haiti so Poor? - Webster University [PAR] The international boycott of the new nation of 1804. ... Haiti, once called The 
Jewel of the Antilles, was the richest colony in the entire world. ... Haiti became 
the second free country in the Western World (after the United States), and the 
first ... While France had freed the Haitian slaves during the revolution, France 
and other... [DOC] [TLE] Haiti  Global Issues [PAR] Haiti

Question: Once France's richest colony, this now-impoverished country was 2nd in the New World to gain independence
Answer: Haiti