gotiated with the English, allowing them to detract on slave rights in exchange for maintaning their privelages. Toussaint Louverture and his followers later revolted killing some 10,000 coloureds and Rigaud, because they had allied with the slave owners and English.As in the case of the successful maroon societies, the informants, and the coloured, one can see that selfishness was a major obstacle in creating a broad emancipation movement. Once a group got some rights or reward, they were contempt with that; even willing to hurt other emancipation efforts. Haiti, was the only example of a revolt that had lasting and permanent changes. By 1804, Haiti was under full control of the ex-slaves and other blacks. Some point out St. John as an example of a successful revolt, but it did not have long lasting results. It is true that in 1733 the slaves captured the island, but only for six months. Unlike St. John, Haiti was autonomous for decades. Like the successful maroon societies in Surinam and Jamaica, and the anciens libre in San Domingo, through fighting Haiti had earned freedoms and rights. However, also like the others, Haiti became contempt preventing the rights and freedoms it earned to spread. They were contempt to let their fight end at Haiti. The leader of Haiti after Louvertures capture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, insisted that the Haitian people and government not interfere with territiories outside of Haiti, for that could jeopardise their own freedom. It actually became government policy not to attempt to invoke revolution elsewhere.Although the slaves did revolt in numerous ways, there were many obstacles that prevented the slaves from developing an inclusive revolution. Externally, the slave owners implemented laws and tactics thwarting revolt. Internally, slaves had trouble communicating, putting away their differences....
