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	[[Maroons]] were people from the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]], Central America, [[South America]], and [[North America]], that escaped [[slavery]] and found, formed and settled communities away from their oppressors, although the [[Africa]]n slaves were not the first to be treated so badly. The [[Taíno\|Taino]] tribes that first inhabited [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] were abused and bullied into submission by the [[Spain\|Spanish]]. Refusing to work for them, the Taino people were the first to settle in the mountains, and later made room for fugitive slaves.		[[Maroons]] were people from the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]], Central America, [[South America]], and [[North America]], that escaped [[slavery]] and found, formed and settled communities away from their oppressors, although the [[Africa]]n slaves were not the first to be treated so badly. The [[Taíno\|Taino]] tribes that first inhabited [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] were abused and bullied into submission by the [[Spain\|Spanish]]. Refusing to work for them, the Taino people were the first to settle in the mountains, and later made room for fugitive slaves.

	Most of the slaves of Saint-Domingue fled to the mountains to hide from their oppressors and start new lives, often based on subsistence agriculture, ~~anmd~~ survival [[hunting]]. Some became warriors and fought for independence, and the freedom of other slaves. Maroons were known to raze crops, attempt to scare off plantation owners and [[overseers]], loot, and conduct violent raids on nearby [[sugar]] and coffee plantations. But although these bands of Maroon warriors grew in size, they, more often than not, lacked the leadership to carry through a large-scale objective.		Most of the slaves of Saint-Domingue fled to the mountains to hide from their oppressors and start new lives, often based on subsistence agriculture, and survival [[hunting]]. Some became warriors and fought for independence, and the freedom of other slaves. Maroons were known to raze crops, attempt to scare off plantation owners and [[overseers]], loot, and conduct violent raids on nearby [[sugar]] and coffee plantations. But although these bands of Maroon warriors grew in size, they, more often than not, lacked the leadership to carry through a large-scale objective.

	Not surprisingly, the [[Code Noir]] still sided with masters. They were given a great deal of liberty in their retaliation methods: plantation slaves were killed in an attempt to keep the Maroons at bay, many of the attackers were slaughtered, and the death penalty was given out as a common form of punishment.		Not surprisingly, the [[Code Noir]] still sided with masters. They were given a great deal of liberty in their retaliation methods: plantation slaves were killed in an attempt to keep the Maroons at bay, many of the attackers were slaughtered, and the death penalty was given out as a common form of punishment.

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[[Maroons]] were people from the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], Central America, [[South America]], and [[North America]], that escaped [[slavery]] and found, formed and settled communities away from their oppressors, although the [[Africa]]n slaves were not the first to be treated so badly. The [[Taíno|Taino]] tribes that first inhabited [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] were abused and bullied into submission by the [[Spain|Spanish]]. Refusing to work for them, the Taino people were the first to settle in the mountains, and later made room for fugitive slaves.

Most of the slaves of Saint-Domingue fled to the mountains to hide from their oppressors and start new lives, often based on subsistence agriculture, anmd survival [[hunting]]. Some became warriors and fought for independence, and the freedom of other slaves. Maroons were known to raze crops, attempt to scare off plantation owners and [[overseers]], loot, and conduct violent raids on nearby [[sugar]] and coffee plantations. But although these bands of Maroon warriors grew in size, they, more often than not, lacked the leadership to carry through a large-scale objective.

Not surprisingly, the [[Code Noir]] still sided with masters. They were given a great deal of liberty in their retaliation methods: plantation slaves were killed in an attempt to keep the Maroons at bay, many of the attackers were slaughtered, and the death penalty was given out as a common form of punishment.

Maroons in Saint-Domingue were ultimately responsible for one of the few successful [[Haitian Revolution|slave uprisings]] in history, and the only one to result in the founding of a free state–the Republic of Haiti– after a century of effort and more than one attempt.

Note: Maroons are not to be confused with other black populations in Saint-Domingue at the time: Freedmen–slaves who were freed legally through emancipation or manumission, and Gens de Couleur (people of color) who were born free, or freed at birth.<br>- DM
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