Saint Domingue was most important to France because
a. of the large numbers of Frenchmen on the island.
b. it was the French military outpost in the Americas.
c. it generated one-third of all French foreign trade.
d. it was the last part of France's overseas empire.
e. it was strategically located between St. Lucia and Martinique.
ANSWER:
c
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