How did the Haitian Revolution influence the geography of the United States?
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Correct answer: The French failure in Haiti prompted Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
Napoleon's dream of a Western empire was crushed by the loss of Saint-Domingue. Without the island as a base, the Louisiana Territory was less valuable, leading him to sell it to Thomas Jefferson in 1803.
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