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Which event played a direct role in the United States’ acquisition of the Louisiana Territory?

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Failure of France to put down slave revolution in Haiti

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It's believed that the failure of France to put down a slave revolution in Haiti, the impending war with Great Britain and probable British naval blockade of France – combined with French economic difficulties prompted it.

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