The 1794 decision of the National Convention was in favour of whom?

Correct answer: Freedom of enslaved people

The National Convention’s decision in 1794 was an important revolutionary measure against slavery. It declared freedom for enslaved people in French colonies and connected the Revolution’s language of liberty and equality with colonial society. The decision challenged the system in which people were treated as property and forced to work for plantation owners.

Therefore option A is correct: it was in favour of the freedom of enslaved people. The other choices support systems that the revolutionary decision opposed. Feudal privileges and royal absolutism concern different political structures, while plantation slavery was not protected by this particular decision. The historical sequence is important: abolition was proclaimed in 1794, but it was later reversed under Napoleon and slavery was restored in French colonies before final abolition in 1848. The supplied answer correctly identifies the 1794 decision.