Napoleonic Era
Haiti's Revolution Scared Napoleon Into Selling Louisiana
In 1804, a slave rebellion in Haiti created a nation so dangerous that Napoleon sold Louisiana to America rather than risk another revolution spreading to New Orleans.
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Download on the App StoreNapoleonic EraLouisiana PurchaseHaitian RevolutionSlaveryCaribbeanAmerican ExpansionJean-Jacques DessalinesNapoleon BonaparteThomas JeffersonAnti-ColonialismFrench Empire19th Century
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