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Why Did Saint-Domingue Import Forty Thousand Enslaved People Every Year? - The Plantation Machine of Saint-Domingue | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the 1780s, the French colony of Saint-Domingue produced more wealth than any other territory in the Americas. Yet behind the theatrical luxury of Cap-Français and the booming trade in sugar, coffee, and indigo lay a brutal demographic reality. The plantation system was so physically destructive that the enslaved population did not naturally reproduce, forcing planters to import thirty to forty thousand new African captives annually just to maintain their output. This episode examines…
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