The Laptev Sea, into which the Lena River empties, helps keep the temperature of the world's northernmost regions regulated, through large blocks of ice that from from the Lena's outflow and then break off when the temperature rises at the river's mouth, drifting off to cool.
The Independence of Haiti (1804) Contenidos Adicicionales. Since the late 17th Century, the French holds the western part of Saint-Domingues Island, Hispaniola. A century later, sugar cane production makes Haiti one of the current most prosperous colonies of the Caribbean, thanks to the new independent United States.
The U.S. position at the time was exemplified by South Carolina Sen. Robert V. Hayne, who said that âOur policy with regard to Haiti is plain. We never can acknowledge her independence.â (âHaiti: A Slave Revolution,â p. 104). It was not until 1862, during the Civil War, that the U.S. recognized Haiti.However, France maintained economic dominance over Haiti during the 19th century.rance remained the principal neocolonial power in Haiti until 1915, when the U.S. invaded and occupied the country. A guerrilla campaign organized by the Haitian masses was crushed by the U.S. imperialists.