Insurgent demands initially echoed modest royal reforms from the 1780s.

Evidence

Propelled by the “general will” in the camps, Jean-François and Biassou asked for minor reforms, similar to those put forth by the royal government in the 1780s that had been vehemently opposed by planters. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 433

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Insurgent leaders pursued limited goals rather than general emancipation; The revolution escalated through three distinct stages of demands — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 24; Insurgents demanded total emancipation, not incremental reform, from the start — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 361 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Insurgent leaders pursued limited goals rather than general emancipation; The revolution escalated through three distinct stages of demands — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 24; Insurgents demanded total emancipation, not incremental reform, from the start — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 361 (+1 more)