Haiti was the first nation to gain independence because of a slave rebellion. This was because when the Haitians were rebelling from the French, and Napoleon was short on money and supplies to begin with, as well as saving up for fighting Great Britain so he gave Haiti independence in 1803. Which is good for them, because they won their independence. This is also good, because also good for us, as the French only valued the Louisiana territory if they had Haiti, and the slave revolt along with the war they were preparing for made them in great need of money. So the French sold the Louisiana territory for $15 million to the U.S. which doubled the United State’s size. With a greater size means more settlement west. We also got New Orleans, which
