MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In France, on 4 February 1794 (16 Pluviôse Year II in the French Revolutionary Calendar), the National Convention enacted a law abolishing slavery in the French colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women gained quite a number of rights in the first years of the Revolution, between 1789 and 1793. The revolutionary legislators granted them a proper civil status: civil rights and a legal identity of their own. To sum up, women were no longer underage individuals under the law.
Detailed explanation-3: -End of slavery in France In 1818, the slave trade was banned in France. On July 18–19, 1845, the Mackau Laws were passed, which paved the way towards the abolition of slavery in France. On April 27, 1848, the Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies was made.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1848, slavery was finally abolished in France and its colonies.