Ambar Mohammed
Bhavika Rakholia
Nirali Desai
History In-Class Essay
“Most Revolutions in the Americas merely replaced the colonial rulers with homegrown political elite.” Both Haiti and the United States fought for their independence from their mother country. They got rid of their old government and established their own. The Haitians drafted a constitution that led to the countries downfall, while the constitution of the United States helped the country stay strong and powerful. The Haitians replaced the colonial rulers with homegrown political elite where as the American constitution kept them from having a radical change.
The Haitians revolutionized, to rid of their former government. They were tired of being suppressed under the monarchy. The Haitians wished to be their own leaders of their own country, where they could live together with equal rights. As the Haitians drafted their constitution, the drafters looked toward the economical gains they wished to thrive with. Their lack of forming a proper legislature in the constitution led to Haiti’s confusion. There was no specific for of government set up on how the country would be ruled. By not defining how and whom the role of presidency belonged and how it was chosen, led anyone to declare themselves president and change the constitution to fulfill their needs and wants. The changes of the types of government throughout history, made Haiti unstable due to the fact they had no proper legislature to govern the country. For example, the Mulatto Boyerist Elite Group took over the country and began to rule vicariously form 1843-1847. This group placed Old black men into power because of their influence and old age wisdom. However, due to their age, the old black men that came into power, such as Phillipe Guerrier, died very early on in their term and ignored the new constitution. Also leaders like Christophe and Petion, split the country in half and created a barrier between the people of Haiti. Due to poor government organization, the country of Haiti had many radical changes after their independence that led them to their downfall.
