Despite fears of a revolt, why did planters want to increase the population of enslaved workers in Louisiana? Check all that apply.
Planters felt more slaves could make up for fewer plantations turning a profit.
More and more slaves had purchased their freedom, creating a shortage of "free labor."
Planters used enslaved people to work fields of cotton and sugar, which were labor-intensive crops.
More enslaved people working the fields on the plantation led to greater profits for planters.
O Planters feared the international slave trade would be banned, and their labor source lost.
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