Question

In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790's prompted

a) the acquisition of Puerto Rico for colonization by emancipated slaves
b) a movement of free African Americans to Haiti
c) the passage of a federal law increasing the severity of punishments for slave rebellions
d) an increased fear of slave revolts in the South
e) a military expedition of southern slaveholders to restore French rule in Haiti

Answer 1

The Haitian rebellion of the 1790s led to an increased fear of slave revolts in the southern United States, where slavery was a foundational institution.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790s prompted an increased fear of slave revolts in the South. The successful slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) led by Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a profound event that resulted in the independent Black republic of Haiti by 1804. The Haitian Revolution,

which was deeply rooted in the principles of liberté, égalité, and fraternité and spearheaded by those at the lowest echelons of the social order, posed a significant threat to the institution of slavery and generated a conservative backlash among elites in the Americas, notably in the southern United States where the institution of slavery was deeply entrenched.