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becky21k1 8 points ago +8 / -0

France didn't cut the trees down, the haitans did.

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anesPEDEsia 1 point ago +1 / -0

I thought that happened in the 1700’s when France was using slavery there. And deforested most of the island for coffee and fruit production

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becky21k1 10 points ago +10 / -0

No they did it themselves for charcoal production.

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freespirit_omega 2 points ago +2 / -0

Haiti was the richest French colony by a long shot. They self managed themselves very poorly once they freed themselves from the French rule.