What was the importance of slaves in French politics and trade?
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As of 1778, the French were importing approximately 13,000 Africans for enslavement to the French West Indies each year.[2]
In France the slaving interest was based in Nantes, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, and Le Havre during the years 1763 to 1792. The men involved defended their business against the abolition movement of 1789. They were merchants who specialized in funding and directing cargoes of stolen black captives to the Caribbean colonies, which had high death rates and needed a continuous fresh supply. The merchants intermarried with each other's families; most were Protestants. Their derogatory and patronizing approach toward blacks immunized them from moral criticism. They strongly opposed to the application of the Declaration of Rights of Man to blacks. While they ridiculed the slaves as dirty and savage, they often took a black mistress. The French government paid a bounty on each captive sold to the colonies, which made the business profitable and patriotic.[3]
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slavery in the british and french caribbean refers to slavery in the parts of the caribbean dominated by french Or the british empire.
