What was the primary reason Napoleon Bonaparte sent a massive expeditionary force to Saint-Domingue in 1802?
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Correct answer: To restore French authority and re-establish slavery
Napoleon sought to regain control of the colony's lucrative sugar production. His secret instructions to General Leclerc included the eventual restoration of the slave system that had been abolished in 1794.
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