Which event declared freedom of slaves in 1794?

Correct answer: Law of the National Convention

The direct answer is A, the law of the National Convention. In the French Revolution, the National Convention abolished slavery in the French colonies in 1794. The key reasoning is to connect the year 1794 with the institution that passed the decision. Option A is correct because the National Convention was the revolutionary governing body that adopted the abolition measure. Option B, the Storming of the Bastille, happened on 14 July 1789 and was an attack on a royal fortress and prison; it did not declare freedom for slaves in 1794. Option C, the Tennis Court Oath, took place in 1789, when representatives promised to continue meeting until France had a constitution; it concerned political representation, not the 1794 abolition decision. Option D, closure of women’s clubs, refers to restrictions on women’s political organisations and is not the event that freed slaves. The historical lesson is that revolutionary ideas of liberty and equality eventually led to the 1794 abolition decree, although slavery was later restored by Napoleon and finally abolished in the French colonies in 1848. Exam cue: 1794 plus National Convention means abolition of slavery.