Shortly after the uprising in 1791, Toussaint Louverture, had joined the camps of rebels. With experience in herbal and African healing, Toussaint Louverture became a medical officer. However, recognized with his ability to organize, train and lead the men, he rose from his position to general. In December of the same year, Toussaint Louverture was involved in the negotiations between the rebel leaders and French Governor, Blanchelande. Negotiations were rejected but stated the release of white prisoners and return to work in exchange of the banning the use of the whip and for a handful of leaders’ freedom.

Even though he supported royalist political views, Louverture had begun using the language of equality and freedom linked with the French Revolution. In late 1791, he became committed to complete the abolition of slavery and stated this to …show more content…
Many of the former slaves of St Domingue were frightened at the french leader’s statement due to the possibility of restoring slavery. In early March 1801, Toussaint Louverture had appointed a constitutional assembly to begin drafting for a new constitution for St. Domingue. The constitution proclaimed Louverture as Governor-General for with absolute powers and the ability to choose his successor. The constitution does not explicitly discloses St. Domingue as an independent country but still a colony of France in the first article of the constitution. The constitution had guaranteed equal opportunity and treatment for all races in the third article of the constitution. "There cannot exist slaves [in Saint-Domingue], servitude is therein forever abolished. All men are born, live and die free and French." For the possibility of the constitution to be accepted by the French Empire, Louverture proclaimed himself as a Frenchman to convince the french of his