The tensions among the social classes in Saint Domingue in the late eighteenth century were directly related to
A. its newly instituted ban on slave importation.
B. the ruthlessness of the affranchis who sat atop the social pyramid.
C. the inability of the small island to make sufficient wealth from its commercial crops.
D. its prominent position in world trade.
Answer: D
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