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AP WORLD HISTORY :: MS SHEETS & MR DICKINSON :: UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Name:
Period:
Toussaint L’Overture
APPARTS
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A
Author
P
Place and
Time
P
Prior
Knowledge
A
Audience
R
Reason
T
The Main
Idea
S
Significance
Which of the following SPICE themes does this reading address? (Circle all that
apply)
Social
Political
Interactions with Enviro
Cultural
Economic
AP WORLD HISTORY :: MS SHEETS & MR DICKINSON :: UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Reading Questions
Please answer the following questions in two to three sentences, citing specific
examples and evidence from the text in your answers:
1) What kind of language does Toussaint use in his letter to the French Directory?
Cite evidence in your answer.
2) Based upon your answer for #1, why would L’Overture choose to use this kind
of language in his statement to the Directory? What was his purpose in wording
his statement in this manner?
3) Are his arguments valid, given the historical context in which they were written?
Could the French deny his arguments, given what the French themselves had
claimed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen from the French
Revolution?