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The French played a limited role in the Atlantic slave trade to North America primarily due to their focus on the Caribbean colonies, where sugar production required a larger labor force. Additionally, French colonial policies and economic interests emphasized plantation agriculture in regions like Saint-Domingue (Haiti) rather than the mainland. Furthermore, the competition with other European powers, particularly the British, limited French involvement in North American slave markets. Consequently, their participation in the slave trade was more concentrated in areas with higher economic returns.

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