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Why was abolition of slavery not only a legal event but also a social change?

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Correct answer: Because it moved enslaved people from being treated as property toward being treated as humans with rights

The direct answer is A: abolition moved enslaved people away from being treated as property and toward recognition as human beings with rights. A legal event changes rules, but a social change alters how people are viewed and treated. Step by step: slavery treated people as things that could be bought and sold; abolition rejected that legal status; freedom and human dignity became principles; society then had to reconsider labour, family life, citizenship and equality. Option A is correct because it includes both legal recognition and human dignity. B is wrong because abolition did not increase the king’s power. C is the opposite of abolition: it did not give owners more enslaved people. D is wrong because abolition should reduce and end slave shipping, not increase it. Memory cue: abolition changes both the law and the status of people.

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French RevolutionAbolitionSocial Change

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