Question

Which factor helped Touissant L'Ouverture be an effective leader during the Haitian Rebellion?

He was wealthy and successful.
He was born and raised in France.
He was a former slave himself.
He owned land in several parts of Haiti.

Answer 1

C, he was a former slave himself

Answer 2

The correct answer C, that Touissant L'Ouverture was a former slave himself.

This was supported by the discovery of a marriage certificate dated 1777, this certificate shows that L'Overture was freed in 1776 at the age of 33. This makes sense with a letter of 1797, in which he said he had been free for twenty years.