How did the land owning elite of barbados respond to growing population of enslaved africans in barbados? they slowed the importing of enslaved africans to barbados to allow the population ratio to equal out they slowed the importing of enslaved africans to barbados to allow the population ratio to equal out they passed slave codes to allow plantation owners more control over the lives of the slaves they passed slave codes to allow plantation owners more control over the lives of the slaves began shipping enslaved africans to the new carolina colony to work on sugarcane plantations began shipping enslaved africans to the new carolina colony to work on sugarcane plantations gave enslaved africans representation in the political discussion of the island