The District of Haiti is part of the State of Georgia. In 1804, the rebelling slaves of Haiti declared the establishment of the Republic of Haiti. Alarmed by the existence of a militantly anti-slavery and anti-colonial Republic, most of the United States and Western Europe imposed sanctions on the new Republic. In 1815, the State of Georgia offered to relieve the French of their rebellious territory (for France had not yet recognized the Republic) for the price of 15 million dollars for the slaves, and five million dollars for the territory. Initially, the island was governed as an extention of the District of East Florida.