Question

What legislative measures were taken to end slavery in french colonies

Answer 1

It was finally the convention which in 1794 legislated to free all slaves in the French overseas possessions. This however turned out to be a short-term measure; ten years later, Napolean reintroduced slavery. Plantation owners understood their freedom as including the right to enslave African Negroes in pursuit of their economic interests. Slavery was finally abolished in French colonies in 1848. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Legislative measures were taken to end slavery in french colonies is explained below.

Explanation:

France renounced slavery on February 4, 1794. Under Maximilien Robespierre's direction, the convention, the first elected Assembly of the First Republic (1792–1804), abolished slavery in France and its colonies on February 4, 1794.

Napoleon ended the slave trade in 1815. The Vienna Congress declared its opposition to the slave trade in 1815. The slave trade was outlawed in France in 1818. The Mackau Laws, which were passed on July 18–19, 1845, prepared the ground for the abolition of slavery in France.

Haiti outlawed slavery on its first day of existence. The first nation to do so was this one. Haiti's first constitution was released the following year.

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