The first step in Napoleon's failed effort was to reconquer the French colony of Sainte-Domingue, led by Toussaint L'Ouveture, a leader of the rebel army. Bonaparte's motivation to recover the island of Santo Domingo was due to two key factors. His main reason for wanting to save the island was to restore the sugar industry and slave labor to the area. If Napoleon succeeded, regarding this goal, he could successfully launch the Louisiana Territory as his North American empire. The Santo Domingo Rebellion was essential to the Louisiana Purchase because each phase of Napoleon's plan was met with resistance from natives and generals. Furthermore, a correlation exists due to Bonaparte's failure to achieve his goal of restoring Saint-Domingue to the era of French rule where slavery was a cornerstone; The defeat of the French in this revolt was the turning point where Napoleon realized he needed money more than an empire in America. These objectives can be corroborated by an extract from “Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase: A Special Presentation from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress” which