Why did French authorities stop importing slaves into Louisiana in the first half of the eighteenth century?
A. because they switched to using enslaved native people for their labor
B. because French Louisiana did not produce crops that required slave labor
C. because the costly Natchez-slave rebellion had persuaded them to stop importing slaves
D. because they were profoundly against the institution of slavery
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
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Prior to 1914, the dominant mood in Europe was one of
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