Many countries in the world have a unique history when it comes to the general health of their economies, governments, and society however not all countries are able to thrive and make advancements as well as others. Haiti has gone through the good, and the very bad. The unfortunate outcome for Haiti has been plagued by poor leadership, civil unrest, and the idea that human trafficking and slavery is still acceptable in today’s society. The main focal points which need to be examined to fully understand what the culture is all about are, the government leadership, the economy as a whole unit, and the contradiction of freedom from their past history. The government in Haiti has been overwhelmed over the last two centuries with a plethora of
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Napoleon Bonaparte, who controlled the Haitian territory as part of France in the mid 1800’s recognized that its land was rich and valuable for sugarcane and coffee. Haiti during this period of time was one of the biggest exporters of sugarcane in the world. “Sugar was a rich man’s crop because it could be produced most efficiently on large plantations. Scores of slaves planted and cut the sugarcane, which was then processed by expensive …show more content…
Haiti was the first country to abolish slavery, also was the first country to declare its independence in Latin America from the harshly ruled French. Haiti was ruled by white slave owners, and during the Haitian Revolution in 1798 lead by Toussaint L’Ouverture, black slaves outnumbered the white owners by hundreds of thousands. It was apparently easy to take over the country and declare its freedom from France. Though during this revolt thousands of people died, Napoleon Bonaparte knew Haiti must be taken back and order restored. He relinquished his Louisiana efforts and sold Thomas Jefferson the Territory of Louisiana for 15 million dollars. However, his efforts never paid off and Haiti declared its independence in 1804. Ironically enough, the contradiction between what Haitians wanted (freedom) and what is currently happening in the region is astonishing. Currently, human trafficking and the use of sex slaves is running rampart in the region. The region has no organized military; the increase of corruption on a political, economic level has set Haiti back before their Revolution. “Poor, mostly rural families send their children to cities to live with relatively wealthier “host” families, whom they expect to provide the children with food, shelter, and an education in exchange for domestic work. While some restaveks are cared for and sent to school, most of
Napoleon Bonaparte, who controlled the Haitian territory as part of France in the mid 1800’s recognized that its land was rich and valuable for sugarcane and coffee. Haiti during this period of time was one of the biggest exporters of sugarcane in the world. “Sugar was a rich man’s crop because it could be produced most efficiently on large plantations. Scores of slaves planted and cut the sugarcane, which was then processed by expensive …show more content…
Haiti was the first country to abolish slavery, also was the first country to declare its independence in Latin America from the harshly ruled French. Haiti was ruled by white slave owners, and during the Haitian Revolution in 1798 lead by Toussaint L’Ouverture, black slaves outnumbered the white owners by hundreds of thousands. It was apparently easy to take over the country and declare its freedom from France. Though during this revolt thousands of people died, Napoleon Bonaparte knew Haiti must be taken back and order restored. He relinquished his Louisiana efforts and sold Thomas Jefferson the Territory of Louisiana for 15 million dollars. However, his efforts never paid off and Haiti declared its independence in 1804. Ironically enough, the contradiction between what Haitians wanted (freedom) and what is currently happening in the region is astonishing. Currently, human trafficking and the use of sex slaves is running rampart in the region. The region has no organized military; the increase of corruption on a political, economic level has set Haiti back before their Revolution. “Poor, mostly rural families send their children to cities to live with relatively wealthier “host” families, whom they expect to provide the children with food, shelter, and an education in exchange for domestic work. While some restaveks are cared for and sent to school, most of