HaitiNick Jean-Baptiste

6th Grade

Map, Flag, Capital, PopulationCapital: Port-au-PrincePopulation: 10,411,000

Continent, Currency, Official Languages

Is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic.

Gourde Creole French

Religions, Head of State, Famous FoodReligions Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant

16%Poul Fri (Pool free) - Fried Chicken Tasot

Cabrit (tah so kah breet) - Fried GoatDiri Sòs Pwa (deer reeh sauce pooh-a) - white

rice ane bean sauce Bannan peze (Bann ann peh zay) - Fried

Plantains

Poul an sòs (pool an sauce) - Chicken Sauce

Short History Haiti is a country on the island of Hispaniola in

the Caribbean Sea. Hispaniola has two countries. Haiti makes up roughly the western 1/3 of the island. The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern 2/3 of the island.

Christopher Columbus arrived in what is now

Haiti in 1492. In 1697, the French took control. They brought African slaves to work on their large farms. In the late 1700's, the slaves rebelled. They fought for and won independence for Haiti in 1804.

Continue…After a period with many revolutions and

counter-revolutions, US President Woodrow Wilson ordered his Marines to restore order in Haiti in 1915. The United States supervised presidential elections and in effect took control of the country. It was only until 1934 that US Marines left Haiti, but the country's finances would remain under American control until 1947.

Famous PlacesPort-au-Prince

The capital is the center for tourist visits, where explorations of the cultural sights unfold, including sightseeing the infamous "gingerbread-style" homes decorating the region. The National Archives and the National Library are also popular places to check out in the capital.

Cathedrale de Port-au-Prince

Parc National Historique La Citadelle

My Hometown: Queens, New YorkSchool: I attended PS 135Address: 91-11-210-place

Why I Moved From My CountryI moved because my parents wanted to get there own house. And My parents thought that Florida was better than New York. Also, my mom got married and she got pregnant.