Following the purchase of Louisiana, the lives of Louisiana's slaves improved somewhat from the brutal conditions they had experienced under the rule of Spain.

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The change in control from Spain to the United States did not significantly improve the lives of slaves in Louisiana; in many aspects, conditions remained harsh or even worsened as the U.S. expanded the cotton and sugar cane economies, increasing the demand for slave labor.

Following the Purchase of Louisiana, the Lives of Louisiana's Slaves