Why was slavery abolished in French colonies ?
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Slavery was first abolished by the French Republic in 1794, but Napoleon revoked that decree in 1802. In 1815, the Republic abolished the slave trade but the decree did not come into effect until 1826. France re-abolished slavery in her colonies in 1848 with a general and unconditional emancipation.
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Explanation:Slavery is very ancient: the oldest laws we have are simply rules for something already existing. This was because having rights originally depended on being members of a kin-group, or adopted into it.
As for French abolition, the says it was largely abolished in Metropolitan France in 1315. But French colonies like other colonies found slave labour convenient.
It was abolished in French possessions in 1794 in a fit of radican enthusiasm. Napoleon restored it in 1802.
They finally got rid of it as part of the enthusiasm for the in 1848.