Question

Write a note on the slavery system in france .

Answer 1

One of the most revolutionary social reforms of Jacobin regime was the abolition of slavery in the French colonies.The slave trade began in 17 century

French merchants sailed from the ports of Bordeaux or Nantes to the African coast ,where they bought slaves from local chieftains .Branded and shackled ,the slaves were packed tightly into ships for the three month long voyage across the Atlantic to the Caribbean..There they were sold to plantation owners. After some issues slavery was finally abolished in french colonies in 1848.