Read the following excerpt from articles 3 through 5 of the Haitian Constitution, a document that established a government in Haiti after it won
its independence from France. Which of the statements below the excerpt is
a prediction a Haitian leader may have made after the Haitian Constitution
was written?

Article. 3 - There cannot exist slaves on this territory,
servitude is therein forever abolished. All men are born, live
and die free and French.

Article. 4 - All men, regardless of color, are eligible to all
employment

Article. 5 - There shall exist no distinction other than
those based on virtue and talent, and other superiority
afforded by law in the exercise of a public function.
The law is the same for all whether in punishment or in
protection."

1. Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English) art. 3-5, The Louverture Project, accessed April
3, 2013 http://thelouvertureproject. org/index. php?
title=Haitian_Constitution_of_18012 8English29=External links

A Articles 3 through 5 of Haitis Constitution deal specifically with
ending slavery.
B. Haiti's fight for independence was motivated by a desire to end
slavery.
C. Countries that allow slavery will try to undermine Haitis new
government
D. Haiti's government is based on the idea that all racial groups
should be considered equal