By the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution, the French colony of Saint Domingue was the most valuable colony in the Atlantic World. ... To begin to understand how the revolution happened, it is necessary to look at the class structure that existed in the years before the revolution broke out in 1791 and how this structure created an atmosphere conducive to revolution. ... This by itself was enough to alarm the whites, but added to this was the economic impact that this segment of society was having. ... Outside of being able to own slaves and property, they did not have any equality. ... T...

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In order to answer this question adequately it will be necessary to identify what the Marxist historians feel were the causes of the French Revolution. ... In doing this I should be able to identify the key issues relating to the topic and by deducing what changes if any, occurred and who were the ones to benefit if any changes did indeed occur, I should then be able to draw a conclusion as to why the Marxist historians see the French Revolution as Bourgeoisie'. ... As Soboul sees it, "the peasant revolt of 1789 tipped the balance of forces against the government and the aristocracy, ...

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