Question

"Abolition of Slavery in France" was an important step in the right direction. Comment

Answer 1

Slavery was abolished, at least in aspiration, throughout the French empire in 1794. After Napoleon restored the institution in 1802, Haiti, with its independence, became the first nation to have permanently abolished slavery throughout the territory under its jurisdiction (1804).

Answer 2

Answer:

It was in 1794 that the Convention passed a law to free all slaves in French overseas possessions. But this lasted only for 10 years because when Napoleon Bonaparte became the emperor of France in 1804, he reintroduced slavery. In 1848, Slavery was finally abolished in French colonies.