1844 is known as the “Year of the Lash” in this country because 10 people, including Carlota, were executed for being involved in the supposed Conspiracy of La Escalera. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this country where the carpenter José Antonio Aponte made a book of drawings that purportedly showed his plans for an 1812 slave revolt.
ANSWER: Cuba [or Republic of Cuba; or República de Cuba]
[10e] Aponte’s book of drawings notably depicted this country’s president Henri Christophe (“AHN-ree KREE-stahf”), a former slave who had helped to lead this country’s revolution alongside Toussaint Louverture (“TOO-sahn LOO-vuhr-toor”).
ANSWER: Republic of Haiti [or République d'Haïti; or Repiblik Ayiti]
[10m] Many of the slaves in Cuba were brought over under this system, by which the Spanish government gave the right to import slaves into its colonies to other entities.
ANSWER: asiento system [or asiento de negros]
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