Question

Find the Incorrect statement about slave trade in France.

a.French Merchants bought slaves from local Chieftains.

b. Branded and shackled, the slaves were packed lightly into ships of

voyage.

c.The slave trade began in the Eighteenth CE

d.Port Bordeaux and Nantes were famous for slave trade​

Answer 1

Among the given options correct statements include:

French merchants bought slaves from Africa and sent them to Caribbea and were important suppliers of tobacco, indigo, sugar and coffee.

French port cities like Bordeaux and Nantes prospered economically through slave trade.

Slavery was finally abolished in the French colonies in 1848.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option c. The slave trade began in the Eighteenth CE.

Explanation:

• There were three estates in French society. The third estate included everyone else.
• These three estates included the nobility, the clergy, and everyone from the middle class.
• Only the third estate was subject to taxes.
• A National Assembly was established by these middle-class citizens.
• A new constitution was established in $1791$. The rights of man and citizenship were protected by this new constitution.
• The behaviour of slaves and the actions of slave owners in the colonies were governed by a series of royal publications known as the code noir, or slave code.

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