On 8 July, President Boyer accepted the French terms while requesting revisions; the Senate registered the commitment on 11 July. A French squadron carrying hundreds of cannon had threatened a blockade. The agreement was made in the name of the Haitian population without popular consent. Haiti then borrowed to meet the first installment, beginning a debt cycle that constrained public finances for generations.
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What immediate military pressure shaped Haiti’s 1825 acceptance?
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The agreement was accepted under threat from a French fleet and blockade.