HiSET Social Studies Study Questions

Answer - D - In the western hemisphere, Haiti was the first republic to grant equality to all of its citizens.

Key Takeaway: Of these countries in the Western Hemisphere, the Former French colony of Saint Domingue, now known as Haiti, was the only republic to outlaw slavery and grant freedom to all of its citizens. At the end of the battle for independence, former slaves proclaimed the independence of Saint Domingue on January 1, 1804. Haiti is the only nation born of a slave revolt.