Timeline May 1802

Events in May 1802 2

• 1731 – 1802 Martha Washington (1731-1802) Died 22 May 1802, aged 70 Martha Washington was the widow of George Washington and the first First Lady of the United States. She managed the Washington household at Mount Vernon through the Revolutionary War and her husband's presidency. She died at Mount Vernon on 22 May 1802.
• 1802 France reinstates slavery in its colonies Napoleon Bonaparte reverses the 1794 abolition decree On 20 May 1802 the French government under Napoleon Bonaparte restored slavery in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana, reversing the abolition decreed during the Revolution. The decision provoked fierce resistance in the Caribbean, most notably feeding the Haitian Revolution. Slavery remained in force in the French colonies for decades afterward.