TY - BOOK ID - 85469732 TI - An historical survey of the French Colony in the island of St. Domingo PY - 2011 SN - 0511782772 1108023223 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Hispaniola KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Española KW - Haiti (Island) KW - La Española KW - Santo Domingo Island KW - Antilles, Greater UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85469732 AB - Bryan Edwards (1743-1800) was a wealthy West Indian planter, politician and historian. He vigorously opposed the abolition of the slave trade, since the sugar industry relied heavily on it. An Historical Survey of the French Colony in the Island of St. Domingo was published in 1797. St Domingo (now Haiti) had been one of the most prosperous West Indian economies, producing more sugar and coffee than all the British West Indies combined. The harsh treatment of the slaves under the French code noir led to a widespread revolt in 1791, in part inspired by the French Revolution. An alliance between white planters and the British to take over the island was unsuccessful. Edwards feared that the revolt would spread to other islands, destroying their trade. The rebellion in St Domingo was of major significance, as it led to the colony becoming the first independent black-ruled republic in 1804. ER -