Question

“One of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin

regime was the abolition of slavery in the French Colonies. Justify the statement.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The abolition of slavery in the French colonies was one of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime. Throughout the French Revolution the Jacobin leader Robespierre opposed slavery in France and its territories. The slaves in St. Domingue led a revolution against slavery and colonial rule.

Answer 2

Answer:

The abolition of slavery in the French colonies was one of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime. Throughout the French Revolution, the Jacobin leader Robespierre opposed slavery in France and its territories. The slaves in St. Domingue led a revolution against slavery and colonial rule. They liberated themselves and formed an army to oppose re - enslavement. The radical 1793 constitution supported by Robespierre ratified by a national referendum, granted universal suffrage to French men and explicitly condemned slavery. But this was not implemented. In 1794, January, delegations representing both former slaveholders.