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ecause he liked slave unlikely like abe lincon

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How many slaves were freed in Thomas Jefferson's will?

600 slaves


How did colonial history lead to a concern about protecting citizens rights.?

because Thomas Jefferson liked slaves


Was Thomas Jefferson a good slave owner?

Yes! Thomas Jefferson treated his slaves like they were family.


What is Thomas Jefferson's biggest secret?

Thomas Jefferson Biggest secret was that in the Declaration of Independence he wrote"All mens are created equal". But when he wrote that it didn't include the slaves and the womans because Thomas Jefferson Had SLAVES. Meaning it didn't include the African American(slaves).


Was Thomas Jefferson DNA tested?

Thomas Jefferson's DNA was never testing. It has been alleged that Thomas Jefferson fathered several children from the slaves he owned.


Did Thomas Jefferson stop the importation of slaves when he was the president?

No he did not.


Did Thomas Jefferson free any slaves 400 years ago?

No


Was Thomas Jefferson opposed to slavery as a child?

No he actually had slaves himself.


What happened to Thomas Jefferson's slaves after they were carried off by British troops?

Thomas Jefferson kept meticulous hand-written records. He had 187 slaves. A slave named Sally Hemings and her 5 children were freed by Thomas Jefferson either before his death or in his will. These were almost the only slaves which Thomas Jefferson ever freed and the other slaves were sold shortly after he died in order to provide money to pay off some of Jefferson's outstanding debts.


What did Thomas Jefferson Have to do with slavery?

He wanted to drum out the people who helped slaves get to Canada.


Who was president when the federal ban on the importation of slaves took effect?

Thomas Jefferson


Why was Thomas Jefferson bad?

Much of the criticism Thomas Jefferson receives today is because he did not move to outlaw slavery when he had the opportunity to. He even owned slaves himself.