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French Revolution
The purpose of this assignment is to write one body paragraph in the expectation of the enduring issue essay.
Haitians had a written constitution in 1801. Following Toussaint L'Ouverture's death in a French prison in 1803,
Haitian independence movement leaders continued the revolution which resulted in independence in 1804. These
revolutionary leaders wrote a new constitution for an independent Haiti. On May 20, 180S, Emperor Jacques
Dessalines ratified this constitution. This is an excerpt of the 1805 Constitution.
Constitution of Hayti (Haiti)
Do declare that the tenor [intent) of the present constitution is the free spontaneous and invariable
expression of our hearts, and the general will of our constituents, and we submit it to the sanction [approval]
of H.M. [His Majesty] the Emperor Jacques Dessalines our deliverer, to receive its speedy and entire
execution [implementation].
Preliminary Declaration
Art. 1. The people inhabiting the island formerly called St. Domingo, hereby agree to form themselves into a
free state sovereign and independent of any other power in the universe, under the name of empire of Hayti.
Art. 2. Slavery is forever abolished.
Art. 3. The Citizens of Hayti are brothers at home; equality in the eyes of the law is incontestably [certainly]
acknowledged, and there cannot exist any titles, advantages, or privileges, other than those necessarily
resulting from the consideration and reward of services rendered to liberty and independence.
Art. 4. The law is the same to all, whether it punishes, or whether it protects....
Art. 6. Property is sacred, its violation shall be severely prosecuted....
What enduring issue should I use?