After the Revolution, the island of Haiti was told to compensate France. Why?

Answer 1

1. Haiti gained independence from France after fighting the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
2. In 1825, France demanded payment from their government & their slaveholders because the Haitians took over the slaveholder's land (which makes no logical sense since the French colonized THEIR land) and the Haitians disrupted the French sugar & coffee production
3. The bill for Haiti's independence came out to around $21 billion USD in modern currency
4. Haiti finally paid off the French in 1947
5. This massive payment is one of the main reasons for Haiti's consistent poverty