Did founding fathers own slaves

Answer 1

Who is considered a Founding Father can very.

John Adams, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Treat Paine, Thomas Paine, and Roger Sherman did not hold slaves.

Others held slaves at sometime in their lives. Ben Franklin for example held slaves, but would later found an abolition society.

Answer 2

Bassett, Blair, Blount, Butler, Carroll, Jenifer, Jefferson, Mason, Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Rutledge, Spaight, and Washington and Madison. Ben Franklin owned a few but freed them and then started the Philadelphia Anti Slavery Society. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, John Adams, Sam Adams and Thomas Paine did not own slaves and several of them were abolitionists, a few creating a school for black freedmen in New York. Washington also freed his slaves upon his death, however, over half of Washington's slaves were dowry slaves from his wife's first marriage and could not be freed by his will. They were not freed upon his death and Martha never freed them. This was quite devastating to the over 300 slaves on the Washington plantation because it tore apart many families, as freed blacks and slaves were not allowed to live together and as more and more of them were split amongst Martha's children and grandchildren.

Answer 3

Benjamin Franklin owned at least two slaves, George and King, before becoming an avid abolitionist in the years following the Revolutionary War.

James Madison owned slaves, he grew up having slaves and had them his whole life.

Answer 4

List:

- John Adams

- Sam Adams

- Alexander Hamilton

- Thomas Paine

Answer 5

John Adams, Samuel Adams, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

Answer 6

All of them.

Answer 7

Obviously.