Question
A ceremony that began this event apocryphally involved Dutty Boukman sacrificing a pig in an “Alligator Forest.” Paul Robeson portrayed a leader of this event in a play by C.L.R. James, who later examined Jacobin perceptions of this event. Polish deserters were spared from a slaughter of colonists after this event that was led by an Emperor who was supplanted by King Henri Christophe. Yellow fever ravaged Charles Leclerc’s army that was sent to put down this event, which was led by rebellious officers like Jean-Jacques Dessalines (“day-sa-LEEN”). For 10 points, name this event led by Toussaint L'Ouverture in which slaves liberated a French colony in the Caribbean. ■END■
ANSWER: Haitian Revolution [or Révolution Haïtienne; accept Haitian War of Independence; accept the Haitian Revolt or Haitian Uprising or Haitian Rebellion; prompt on Toussaint L’Ouverture’s Rebellion before mention]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Rutgers | 16 | 10 |
Andrew | NYU A | Columbia B | 50 | 10 |
Finn Doyle (DII) | Princeton | University of Delaware B | 53 | 10 |
Will Hollister (DII) | Lehigh | NYU B | 77 | 10 |
Daniel Shannon (DII) | University of Delaware A | Swarthmore B | 77 | 10 |
Saif Virani (UG) | Fordham | Rowan | 86 | -5 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | NYU C | 86 | 10 |
Ashish Kumbhardare | Rowan | Fordham | 107 | 10 |