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How did the haitian revolution impact the louisiana purchase

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Answer: The Louisiana Purchase was driven by a Slave Rebellion. But the purchase was also fueled by a slave revolt in Haiti, and it ended up expanding slavery in the United States. It would have seemed unthinkable for France to cede any of its colonial territory before 1791. The Haitian Revolution, which was a revolution that aimed to destroy slavery and bring about a more free society on the island of Saint Dominique, a French colony in the Caribbean, terrified the slave-holding nations of North America and Europe. Also the first impact is that it doubled the size of the country. The borders went from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains, north to Canada, and south to the boundary with Spanish Florida. It also helped to secure the port of New Orleans and the use of the Mississippi river for us.

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