What was the economy of Saint Domingue dependent upon? Check all that apply.

A = Sugar plantations

B = Enslaved Africans

C = Strenuous manual labor

D = Ruthless plantation owners

Answers:

✅ A. Sugar plantations ✅ B. Enslaved Africans ✅ C. Strenuous manual labor ✅ D. Ruthless plantation owners

Explanation

The economy of Saint Domingue (now Haiti) during the 18th century was one of the wealthiest in the world, and it was heavily dependent on:

Together, these factors created a brutal but economically powerful system that fueled Saint Domingue’s prosperity—at great human cost.