How did abolition of slavery expand the Revolution's definition of citizenship?

Correct answer: It was a move to bring enslaved people into the sphere of rights and freedom

The direct answer is A: abolition moved enslaved people into the sphere of rights and freedom. Citizenship is not only a label; it concerns who is recognized as a person entitled to liberty, protection and participation. Step by step: revolutionary ideas spoke of universal rights; colonial slavery excluded enslaved people and treated them as property; abolition challenged that exclusion; the meaning of citizenship therefore had to extend beyond a narrow European or wealthy group. Option A is correct because it describes this expansion. B is wrong because abolition did not reserve citizenship only for rich traders. C is wrong because a king’s status is not the issue. D is wrong because the question concerns extending rights to colonial people, not limiting them to Europe. The change was a direction and struggle, not an instant solution to every inequality. Memory cue: wider citizenship means wider rights.