France and Transatlantic Slave Trade
From the late 1700’s and into the 1800’s, slaves were considered one of the most important economic commodities that an individual, or country, could possess. Like many European countries of the time period, France played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade. The Old Regime of France is what dictated their participation in the transatlantic slave trade. Revolutionary France began the process to abolish slavery in the French Colonies and it then became official in 1794. This was primarily […]