Haiti and the Dominican Republic
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Arawak (Taínos) | original inhabitants of the island of "Ayiti" (Haiti) |
| caciques | chiefs (of Arawaks) |
| St. Domingue | new name of "Ayiti" (created/conquered by French) |
| port-au-Prince | capital of St. Domingue |
| Adult Literacy | ability to read and write |
| Real GDP per Capita | way of calculating the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year that excludes the effect of inflaton (deflation) divided by the population |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | used to measure and compare quality of life; uses 3 dimensions of human development: long, healthy life (life expectancy), knowledge (adult literacy & combined gross enrollment ration for primary, secondary, and terciary schools), and a decent standard of living (GDP per capita) |
| Infant Mortality Rate | death of infants (1 year and younger) in a given year per 1,000 births; used as measure of health and health care |
| Life Expectancy (at birth) | average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, assuming that mortality remains constant at each age; used as measure of overall quality of life in a country |
| Santana and Báez | 2 caudillos who were in a power struggle (1861-1865); both wanted foreign powers to take over the DR |
| Heureaux | repressive caudillo; boosted economy and had political stability during rule; brought sugar plantations to the DR |
| caudillo | military dictator |
| mulatto | a person of mixed african and european ancestry |
| Rafael Trujillo | member of the DR national guard;ordered most Haitians, who were being used for cheap labor at this time, to be killed |
| reasons for slave revolt victory in Haiti | 1)Slaves unified by common enemy; 2)French weakened by recently ended revolution; 3) Slaves had better leader (Toussaint); 4) Yellow Fever killed and weakened many rench soldiers |
| Vodou | religion of African slaves in Haiti |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | leader of the African slave revolt in St. Domingue |
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