Under the treaty ending Spain’s war with France, Spain ceded its eastern colony of Santo Domingo to France. This diplomatic transfer brought the whole island under nominal French sovereignty, but the transfer did not restore slavery in the western colony where emancipation had been won. The treaty illustrates how European powers continued to bargain over Caribbean territory and labor regimes.
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What did the French Convention decree on 4 February 1794?
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The Convention adopted general abolition across the French colonies.
The Treaty of Basel reversed the abolition of slavery in western Saint-Domingue.
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It transferred Spanish Santo Domingo to France and did not reverse emancipation in the west.