Question

Why did it take so long for the emancipation of slaves ?
Answer according to class 9 first chapter The French Revolution

Answer 1

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• Slavery was first abolished by the FrenchRepublic in 1794, but Napoleon revoked that decree in 1802. In 1815, the Republicabolished the slave trade but the decree didnot come into effect until 1826. France re-abolished slavery in her colonies in 1848 with a general and unconditional emancipation....

• Britain abolished slavery throughout its empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (with the notable exception of India), the French colonies re-abolished it in 1848 and the U.S.abolished slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....