How did the practice of slavery get important in French
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* the colonies in the Caribbean very important suppliers of accomodities such as sugar, Indigo, tobacco and coffee.
* the reluctance of Europeans to go work in distant and unfamiliar lands meant a shortage of labour on the plantations.
* so this was met by the triangular slave trade or slave trade which began in the 17th century between Europe, Africa and the Americans.
* French merchant sale from Bordeux or Nantes to the African coast, where they bought slaves from the local chieftains.
* branded and shackled the slaves were packed tightly into shapes for 3 month long voyage across the Atlantic to Caribbean.
* they were sold to plantation owners.
* exploitation of slave labourers made it possible to meet the growing demands in European market for sugar, coffee and Indigo.