They were the only people with the third estate in France, and they called for interest rates to be lowered so they could more easily pay their debts. And they began lobbying for colonial independence. The psychology here shows you the extent to which slaves were not considered people. I mean, these radical petite Blancs thought that they were the oppressed people in San Domingo because they couldn't afford to own slaves. And they thought if they could become independent from France, they could take power from the people of privilege and institute a democracy, where everyone had a voice, except for the 95% of people who weren't white. And in 1791, these radical petite Blancs seized the city of Port-au-Prince. You'll remember that by 1791, France was at war with most of Europe.