Haiti was first inhabited in 5000 BCE. Some of the inhabitants were farmers. The inhabitants were the Arawk. Other civilizations like the Tiano people  started to build a life there as well. Arawk and Taino became the majority population but the Ciboney were a noticeable minority. As of the 15th century about a few hundred thousand to 1,000,000 people lived on the island. In 1625, the French came and took over Haiti, first landing at Cap - Haïtien and moving south. Haiti was later a part of the the Alantic slave trade. The Atantic slave trade started in Eurpe, then went to Africa to buy and kidnap slaves, and then went to the Caribbean islands to sell slaves and buy sugar cane. Then they went to the Americas to sell slaves and buy cotton. They returned to Europe to start the cycle all over again. Today Haiti is a free country after fighting for its independence in 1804. Haiti has been in a total of 17 wars. Haiti has an ongoing war right now. This war is considered a civil war due to people fighting each. Haiti has had over 30 leaders from its independence in 1804. Throughout Haiti's entire history starting from its independence in 1804 12 presidents haven’t completed their full 7 year term. This is because some of them were assassinated and others were forced out of office. About 95% of the people living there are of African descent. The reason why is because Haiti was one of the stops on the Atlantic slave trade. People stayed there and built a life and family. The rest of the 5% are white. The reason that 5% of the population is white is because in 1806 under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines carried out a massacre against all the remaining white in Haiti. Some white people were able to flee to Santo Domingo (today’s Dominican Republic) but a lot were killed. The reason why there are still 5% of white people left in Haiti is because some of the white people were engineers, teachers and doctors. They were left alone because their positions were very valuable and would help with the development of Haiti. Also Between 1804 and 2025 some people had to have moved to Haiti.​

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