With no help from the U.S., Simon turned for aid to this Caribbean nation that threw out the French in 1804
He 
was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the 
founder of the nation's financial system, ... Hamilton was born out of wedlock, 
raised in the West Indies, and orphaned... [DOC] [TLE] Haitians fought in our Revolutionary War...we turned our backs on ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2010 ... ``We were here in 1779 to help America win independence.