Haiti, formerly known as Saint-Domingue, was a slave island and one of the richest French colonies. Until this time, slavery was still common and, as mentioned above, continued throughout the world, even after such declarations of freedom as the Declaration of Independence of the newly formed United States and the Declaration human rights in the Republic. from France. The Haitian Revolution was born from the desire to free slaves and was largely inspired by the French Revolution and the Declaration of Human Rights. “Although the early leaders of the French Revolution did not intend to export the upheaval, it spread to the colonies, notably Saint-Domingue” (Ott, 1973). This revolution proved to be a major event because it was the most successful slave revolution in history. The slave population in Haiti greatly outnumbered Haiti's white settlers, and as a result, when the slave population banded together, it led to a full-scale rebellion. Revolts would continue to occur until finally, in 1793, slaves gained their freedom, with slavery officially abolished in all French territories in 1794. From then until 1802, small rebellions continued to occur because the daily lives of slaves did not change much. although they technically have their freedom. After the French Revolution and with Napoleon taking power in 1799; Napoleon reestablished slavery in all French colonies, including Haiti. Napoleon also sent an army to Haiti to enforce these new slavery laws and Haiti returned to a slave economy in 1802 (Doyle 1943). Haitian revolutionaries finally achieved victory after defeating French soldiers at the Battle of Vertières in 1803; the last part of the revolution. The revolution officially ended in 1804, with Haiti's independence from France and the final abolition of slavery.