Where was the abolition of slavery applied in 1794?

Correct answer: In French overseas colonies

The abolition decree of 1794 applied to slavery in the French overseas colonies, where plantation production depended heavily on enslaved labour. It was not a measure restricted to Paris, the Bastille, or Versailles, because those places were in metropolitan France and were not plantation colonies. The decision reflected the revolutionary language of liberty and equality, although its implementation was uneven and later reversed under Napoleon. Therefore, option A is correct: the measure concerned the French colonies. The key distinction is between France in Europe and its overseas colonial possessions, where slavery was economically important.