Multiple choice

Which of the following were the French colonies that benefited from the slave trade?

a. Martinique b. Guadeloupe c. San Domingo d. Nantes

  1. a, b, c and d

  2. a, b and c

  3. a, b and d

  4. b, c and d

  5. a, c and d
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The colonies in the Caribbean Martinique, Guadeloupe and San Domingo were important suppliers of commodities such as tobacco, indigo, sugar and coffee. They lacked labour and the flourishing slave trade benefited them as the exploitation of slave labour made it possible to meet the growing demand in European markets for sugar, coffee and indigo.

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