Question

How did L'Ouverture's revolution benefit the United States?

Answer 1

Toussaint-Louverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. The revolution was influential in slave rebellions in the US. It inspired a temporary increase in slave rebellions in the US, and this scared Southern plantation owners

Answer 2

Answer:

It prompted Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States

Explanation:

The L'Ouverture's revolution also known as the Haitian revolution benefit the United States. The Revolution started in 1791, led mostly by revolted slaves they demanded the freedom that the French defended on the French Revolution. The French realized that they would lose Saint-Domingue as a colony which would be a disaster to the French economy because the island was filled with sugar plantations.

When the French lost control of the Island Napoleon decided to sell Louisiana because he saw it was a land with no strategic use. The Louisiana Purchase was signed on April 30th, 1803.