Question

Given below are two statements describing the voting rights in the French society. Read the statements provided and select the most appropriate option below:

Statement 1 (S1): The National Assembly established laws that extended to slaves working in French colonies.

Statement 2 (S2): In 1974, the Convention reintroduced slavery in French plantations.

• A. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
• B. Only S1 is correct.
• C. Only S2 is correct.
• D. Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

The National Assembly debated the application of the Rights of Man to all French subjects, but it was not passed as they feared that the French businessmen would be unhappy about it. Later in 1794, under the Jacobin government, the Convention passed a resolution to free all the slaves overseas.