You are a former house servant who was born into slavery in southern Saint-
Domingue. Your husband, a commander, became an officer in Toussaint’s army and led
his troops to many great victories. Today, you live on a plantation near Mirebalais that was owned by whites who fled the country during the fighting. Toussaint has told your husband that this land is his to work. He must give one-third of his profits to the workers who labor for him. You think this is a fair system. People should be paid for the work they perform. Although the workers have been grumbling, you believe that getting the plantations up and running again is the only way to repair Saint-Domingue’s failing economy and improve the colony’s relationship with France.

Write a historical fiction letter as a citizen of St. Domingue. Write a two-paragraph letter to a friend or family member that explains the following….

A little bit about your past life
A little bit about your own personal current situation
A little bit about the current situation in St. Domingue & France

You should make up a name for the recipient and a little bit of a backstory about your relationship to them. You will be graded on both your historical accuracy and your creativity in your letter.

I JUST NEED SOME IDEAS FOR A BACKSTORY FOR MY CHARACTER; THIS IS TAKING PLACE AFTER THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION WHEN ST. DOMINGUE IS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR ECONOMY AND NAPOLEON IS CONSIDERING INVADING THE ISLAND AND RE-INSTITUTING SLAVERY