Which European nation occupied the eastern side of Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic) for much of the revolutionary period?
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Correct answer: Spain
Spain controlled Santo Domingo to the east. Toussaint Louverture eventually invaded and unified the island under his rule in 1801 to prevent the Spanish from aiding French royalists.
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