French involvement in the Atlantic slave trade (17th century–1848)

1. French West India Company founded under Colbert

   Jan 1, 1664Labels: Compagnie des, Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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2. Senegal Company created to supply Atlantic trade

   Jan 1, 1673Labels: Compagnie du, Senegal

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3. Code Noir issued to regulate colonial slavery

   Mar 1, 1685Labels: Code Noir, Louis XIV

   • Code Noir

4. Treaty of Ryswick cedes western Hispaniola to France

   Sep 20, 1697Labels: Treaty of, Saint-Domingue

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5. Society of the Friends of the Blacks founded in Paris

   Feb 19, 1788Labels: Soci t, Jacques-Pierre Brissot

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   • Founders Online

6. Saint-Domingue’s plantation boom drives slave imports

   Jan 1, 1789Labels: Saint-Domingue, Sugar plantations

   • Saint Domingue
   • Haiti History

7. Saint-Domingue slave uprising sparks Haitian Revolution

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

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   • Haitian Rev

8. Sonthonax begins emancipation decrees in Saint-Domingue

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

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9. French National Convention abolishes slavery in colonies

   Feb 4, 1794Labels: National Convention, Abolition 1794

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10. French expedition to Saint-Domingue attempts to regain control

    Feb 1, 1802Labels: Charles Leclerc, French expedition

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11. Napoleon restores slavery in key French colonies

    May 20, 1802Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte, Restoration of

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12. Haiti declares independence after defeating French forces

    Jan 1, 1804Labels: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti

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13. Napoleon bans the slave trade during the Hundred Days

    Mar 29, 1815Labels: Napoleon Hundred, Slave trade

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14. Restored monarchy restricts slave importation to French colonies

    Jan 8, 1817Labels: Louis XVIII, 1817 ordinance

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15. Second Republic abolishes slavery across the French empire

    Apr 27, 1848Labels: Second Republic, Victor Sch

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