Multiple choice

When was slavery finally abolished form French colonies?

  1. 1789

  2. 1810

  3. 1848

  4. 1856
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Slavery was definitively abolished in all French colonies on April 27, 1848, under the Second Republic following the 1848 Revolution. Victor Schoelcher, the under-secretary for the navy, was instrumental in this decree. 1789 (French Revolution - slavery still existed), 1810 (Napoleonic era - slavery had been reinstated), and 1856 (after abolition) are incorrect - 1848 is the correct year of permanent abolition.

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