Question

Why did French authorities stop importing slaves into Louisiana in the first half of the eighteenth century?

Answer 1

Answer:

French authorities stopped importing slaves into Louisiana as slaves started to outnumber the French colonists and numerous revolts were attempted against them.

Explanation:

The French started importing slaves to Louisiana only during the beginning of the 18th century. Until the 18th century, no official records of slaves were found in Louisiana.

By the first half of the 18th century, thousands of slaves were already imported and sold to slave owners.The efforts to enslave the natives as well as the slaves imported from Africa, however, proved futile for the French colonists.

The French authorities had to stop importing slaves into Louisiana as slaves started to outnumber French colonists. Numerous revolts took place where the slaves and the natives joined forces against the French colonists. The failure of the French diplomacy in land and agricultural trade with the natives also led to the Natchez revolt of 1729 which had a great impact on the administration of the French company.