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2. People often ask why Haiti didn’t just say no to 🇫🇷’s demand for 150 million gold francs after gaining independence.


2. Haitian historians are still debating why Haitian leaders felt compelled to pay this debt. Haiti wasn’t recognized by anyone & was surrounded by slave-holding empires who threatened 🇭🇹’s existence. Unable to trade, 🇫🇷 saw an opportunity to make 🇭🇹 pay, financially this time.
Imagine a time where you felt slavery was so brutal w/ the French, that you felt necessary to align yourself w/ the Spaniards who also believed in slavery b/c you had a common enemy. That is exactly what happened in colony of St. Domingue at beginning of #HaitianRevolution 2/17