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I don't know, but he was good to them. One theory or probably whip them and treat them badly? I know Thomas Jefferson, was a good man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was a good third president and a good father and a good man. But I don't know how he treated his own slaves. Badly or make them equal.
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Did Thomas Jefferson own a nail factory?
Yes, he did, at Monticello, along with 200 slaves young and old to run it for him. read the article "The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson".
What statement best summarizes Thomas Jefferson's views on the Enlightenment and slavery?
Jefferson support Enlightenment principles but continued to own slaves.
Thomas Jefferson had slaves?
His longtime companion was Sally Hemings, who may have actually been a half-sister to his late wife. She bore him six children; he freed them all when they became adults. Jefferson didn't treat Sally as a slave, but rather as a helpmeet. He could not have married her, because of the customs (and laws) of the time. In the modern age, he may well have.
What did both Washington and Jefferson own?
Slaves
What is sally hemmings connection to Thomas Jefferson?
Sally Hemmings is most well-known as being one of Thomas Jefferson's slaves, with whom he had and affair while he was marrid. What is less well-known is that she was a half-sister to Thomas Jefferson's wife. Jefferson's wife's father had had an affair with one of his own black slaves. Sally Hemmings is the child born of that affair.
Did the fonding fathers own slaves?
Some did; Thomas Jefferson, for example, owned slaves on his Virginia plantation. Many well-off southern farmers did. In the northern colonies, slaves were impractical because slavery is inherently inefficient.
What was the White House like for Thomas Jefferson?
he didn't have a white house yet he lived in his own house
Did Thomas Jefferson own slaves?
Thomas Jefferson did own slaves at one point in his life he became one the biggest slave owner in virginia.
Did thomas fitzsimon own land?
did thomas fitzsimons have slaves
Did Jefferson make his own Bible from the Christian Bible?
Yes, Thomas Jefferson did create his own Bible.
How much slaves did Jefferson Davis own?
I really do not know.
Did Thomas Jefferson own any islands?
Yes he did.
