Seconds elephant in the room not mentioned: Haiti was by far the most productive colony in all of the Americas. The French sold territory from Louisiana to the

Seconds elephant in the room not mentioned: Haiti was by far the most productive colony in all of the Americas. The French sold territory from Louisiana to the Rocky Mountains just so they could focus their efforts on keeping Haiti. This is to say that the drop in trade was ENORMOUS because no other nation at the time wanted to consider what a successful slave revolt might mean for them. Dominican Republic (and I am Dominican) was a largely abandoned island with no real economic attractions. People fled after one pirate raid. And for a hundred or so years it was largely empty. One minir nit; You are very right in pointing out the animosity between the former slaves and their enslavers. It is importa however to note that the leader of the revolution, Touissant was actually a bit more compassionate than the average Haitian at the time. Moreover, he was much more interested and capable of management than almost everyone else. Everyone else was uneducated and more importantly deprived of basic culture.