Underlying Causes
To Many SlavesThere were just to many slaves around 500000 of them. The slaves finally were starting to realize how many other slaves their were and that their was not enough food and shelter.
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Different social classesAnother huge factor was that there were different classes white was at the top followed by the Mulattoes then the slaves. The slaves worked 18 hours a day every day and they could not take it much longer.
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New GovernmentThe final reason was that a new government was elected and he began raising tariffs in their area and the slaves living in Saint Dominique could not afford it. They were also not allowed to trade with anyone but France and also had no representation in France.
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