A historian studying European competition in the Caribbean notes that France gained control of the western third of Hispaniola in 1697. This territory became known as:

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A historian studying European competition in the Caribbean notes that France gained control of the western third of Hispaniola in 1697. This territory became known as:

Accepted Answer

Saint Domingue — Award 1 mark for identifying the French colony that would later become Haiti. The Treaty of Ryswick (1697) formally recognised French possession. A is incorrect — Martinique is a separate island colonised by France in 1635. C is incorrect — Guadeloupe was colonised in 1635. D is incorrect — Saint Lucia changed hands multiple times but was not part of Hispaniola.

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Guadeloupe

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Saint Domingue

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Martinique

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Saint Lucia

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