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When Thomas Jefferson included a passage attacking slavery in his draft of the Declaration of Independence it initiated the most intense debate among the delegates gathered at Philadelphia in the spring and early summer of 1776. Jefferson's passage on slavery was the most important section removed from the final document. It was replaced with a more ambiguous passage about King George's incitement of "domestic insurrections among us."
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoIt never was in the Declaration, but the constitution. The Declaration was an open letter to the king giving the reasons why the colonies were declaring independence. There is almost 10 years difference in when they were written and slavery really wasn't an issue in 1789. A majority of the men writing the constitution were slave owners and were only concerned about the population of slaves in southern states. It was an issue of political power between smaller and larger states.
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∙ 13y agoIt was hypocritical, because Jefferson had slaves of his own.
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what role did slavery take in ghana
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How long did it take Congress to admit Missouri as a state?
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it just did
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it took about 34 years until slavery was over.
When does the yearly meeting of congress take place?
The yearly meetings of congress
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Because they had declared themselves to be a separate country that did not take orders from Congress. And they still thought they were going to win the war.
The early support of the know nothings from all regions was helped by their?
The early support of the know-nothings from all regions helped by the refusal to take a stand on slavery.
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Its only as valuable as what someone would pay for it. Put it in an auction setting and sell it like that. Or take it to a museum and get it appraised.
