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Why was the Haiti Revolution important give me at least 3 reasons

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1. Haiti is the only country where slave freedom was taken by force, and marks the only successful slave revolt in modern times

2. The Haitian Revolution would lead to the doubling of the size of the United States. It was Napoleon's loss of Haiti that convinced the overextended dictator to sell the Louisiana territory to the fledgling US.

3. The country also became the first black republic in the world.

4. Haiti at the time was the wealthiest of France's colonies, and the colonial power was unwilling to cede the territory.

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