French colonial slave trade and abolition (1685–1848)

1. Louis XIV promulgates the Code Noir

   Mar 1, 1685Labels: Code Noir, Louis XIV

   • Code Noir
   • Britannica

2. Society of the Friends of the Blacks founded

   Feb 19, 1788Labels: Soci t, Paris reformers

   • Amis des Noirs
   • UMD Library

3. Rights of Man adopted, colonial slavery remains

   Aug 26, 1789Labels: Declaration of, French Revolution

   • Assembl e nat
   • LOC

4. Slave uprising begins in Saint-Domingue

   Aug 21, 1791Labels: Saint-Domingue uprising, Haitian Revolution

   • 1791 revolt
   • TIME

5. Legislative Assembly grants rights to free people of color

   Apr 4, 1792Labels: Legislative Assembly, Free people

   • Napoleon slavery
   • Haitian history

6. Sonthonax proclaims emancipation in northern Saint-Domingue

   Aug 29, 1793Labels: L ger-F, Northern Saint-Domingue

   • Sonthonax context
   • Napoleon slavery

7. National Convention abolishes slavery in French colonies

   Feb 4, 1794Labels: National Convention, French colonies

   • 1794 law
   • Napoleon slavery

8. Toussaint Louverture promulgates Saint-Domingue’s 1801 constitution

   Jul 7, 1801Labels: Toussaint Louverture, Saint-Domingue constitution

   • Toussaint
   • Haiti timeline

9. Napoleon’s expedition reaches Saint-Domingue

   Jan 29, 1802Labels: Charles Leclerc, Napoleonic expedition

   • Napoleon org
   • Haiti timeline

10. Napoleon reinstates slavery in French colonies

    May 20, 1802Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte, Colonial slavery

    • 1802 law
    • Napoleon slavery

11. Napoleon bans the slave trade during the Hundred Days

    Mar 29, 1815Labels: Napoleon Hundred, Slave trade

    • 1815 decree
    • Britannica

12. Louis XVIII bans introducing enslaved people into colonies

    Jan 8, 1817Labels: Louis XVIII, Slave import

    • 1817 ordinance
    • Hansard

13. July Monarchy strengthens penalties against the slave trade

    Mar 8, 1831Labels: July Monarchy, Anti-slave-trade law

    • 1831 law
    • Britannica

14. Schœlcher appointed to lead abolition commission

    Mar 4, 1848Labels: Victor Sch, Abolition commission

    • 1848 decree
    • Britannica

15. Second Republic abolishes slavery across the French empire

    Apr 27, 1848Labels: Second Republic, Empire-wide abolition

    • 1848 decree
    • Britannica

16. Abolition proclaimed in Réunion, completing empire-wide emancipation

    Dec 20, 1848Labels: R union, Empire emancipation

    • Histoire Image
    • Portail R union