Slavery During the Enlightenment and French Revolution
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Slavery During the Enlightenment and French Revolution
During the 1700s, slavery became an issue during the Enlightenment era all the way to the French Revolution time period. There are certain documents that portray actions of slavery. For example, in document 1, “Everything concurs to let humans enjoy dignity, which is natural. Everything tells us that we can not take away from a person that natural dignity which is liberty.” This quote was written by, Louis de Jaucourt, which is in a slave’s point of view. This quote discusses that humans should be able to have their own dignity and no one has the right to take that away from them. Equality comes into this matter, where everyone should have equal rights.
There are certain documents during the French Revolution written by members of the National Assembly, which discusses examples of the rising of problems with slavery in an economic, political, and social environment. For example, document 9 quotes: “I demand to know how the twenty White people here from the colonies can be said to represent the people of color from whom they have received no authority. I demand to know by what right the 23,000 White voters have refused their fellow citizens the right to name representatives and have arrogated to themselves the right to choose representatives for those whom they have excluded.” This quote was written by a member of the National Assembly, it discusses a political outlaw and how white voters couldn’t give the people of color the right to name representatives or choose them. Even though white voters claim that the people of color are their fellow citizens, but yet still don’t give them the equal full rights of voting.
A delegate opposing the National assembly, quotes on how economic influence would decrease after the abolition of slavery. Document 10: “The abolition of slavery and the slave trade would mean the loss of our colonies; the loss of the colonies would strike a mortal blow to commerce, and the...
During the 1700s, slavery became an issue during the Enlightenment era all the way to the French Revolution time period. There are certain documents that portray actions of slavery. For example, in document 1, “Everything concurs to let humans enjoy dignity, which is natural. Everything tells us that we can not take away from a person that natural dignity which is liberty.” This quote was written by, Louis de Jaucourt, which is in a slave’s point of view. This quote discusses that humans should be able to have their own dignity and no one has the right to take that away from them. Equality comes into this matter, where everyone should have equal rights.
There are certain documents during the French Revolution written by members of the National Assembly, which discusses examples of the rising of problems with slavery in an economic, political, and social environment. For example, document 9 quotes: “I demand to know how the twenty White people here from the colonies can be said to represent the people of color from whom they have received no authority. I demand to know by what right the 23,000 White voters have refused their fellow citizens the right to name representatives and have arrogated to themselves the right to choose representatives for those whom they have excluded.” This quote was written by a member of the National Assembly, it discusses a political outlaw and how white voters couldn’t give the people of color the right to name representatives or choose them. Even though white voters claim that the people of color are their fellow citizens, but yet still don’t give them the equal full rights of voting.
A delegate opposing the National assembly, quotes on how economic influence would decrease after the abolition of slavery. Document 10: “The abolition of slavery and the slave trade would mean the loss of our colonies; the loss of the colonies would strike a mortal blow to commerce, and the...