Re-established slavery is wrong. He didn't want to, but the Senate insisted on it, backed by the colonial lobby. Also, the UK ran c.75% of the slave trade at this time, so genuinely abolishing slavery (the laws that were supposed to suppress slavery had only been applied in certain colonies because the others had fallen into British hands during the revolutionary wars) meant effectively declaring war on Britain at a time when Napoleon had succeeded in securing the peace of Amiens with the UK.
Re-established slavery is wrong. He didn't want to, but the Senate insisted on it, backed by the colonial lobby. Also, the UK ran c.75% of the slave trade at this time, so genuinely abolishing slavery (the laws that were supposed to suppress slavery had only been applied in certain colonies because the others had fallen into British hands during the revolutionary wars) meant effectively declaring war on Britain at a time when Napoleon had succeeded in securing the peace of Amiens with the UK.
NapoleonCalland 2 days ago
what a very concise and informative video !
HUGZ012 3 weeks ago
Deutschland Sieg Heil!!!
YamiBarai21 1 month ago
:)
WhyEnvyBro 2 months ago