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  1. Napoleon needed the cash to continue the war in Europe.
  2. He lacked the troop strength to occupy and defend French interests in the New World.
  3. The slave revolt in Haiti had already reduced his North American foothold.
  4. Overseas colonies mandated a large Naval presence which he did not have available and could not afford to raise and maintain.
  5. American ownership was not in the best interest of the UK and anything that upset his British enemies gave him great pleasure.
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