EMERGENCE OF USA
POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE REVOLUTION
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The island was a major money maker to help France pay for wars they were fighting.
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France’s elite enjoyed the scenery of the island.
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It was a hotspot for vacationers around the world.
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Haiti was a huge provider of slaves for France.
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Detailed explanation-1: -St. Domingue’s white minority split into Royalist and Revolutionary factions, while the mixed-race population campaigned for civil rights. Sensing an opportunity, the slaves of northern St. Domingue organized and planned a massive rebellion which began on August 22, 1791.
Detailed explanation-2: -The last French troops withdrew from the western portion of the island in late 1803, and the colony later declared its independence as Haiti, the Taino Indian name for the island, the following year.
Detailed explanation-3: -France, with warships at the ready, sailed to Haiti in 1825 and demanded Haiti to compensate France for its loss of slaves and its slave colony. In exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded payment of 150 million francs.