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What are the two competing visions of the founding fathers?
The founding fathers believed in liberty for all, yet many "owned" slaves.
How many of the founding fathers fathered illegitimate children with black slaves?
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Where any of the Founding Fathers of African descent?
In those days people who came from Africa were brought here against their will and were sold and or used as slaves. So, the answer would be no there weren't.
Why did the founding fathers allow slavery to continue?
Most of them had slaves and were dependent on them. Incorrect. Only 3 of the 7 founding fathers were slave owners. There were 7 founding fathers of the US Constitution: Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Jay, Madison, and Hamilton. 3 were slave owners (Washington, Jefferson, and Madison all from Virginia). 3 were not (Adams, Jay, and Hamilton) In fact they were adamantly against slavery. Franklin became an abolitionist after the Constitutional Convention in 1785 and freed both his slaves. The founding fathers from Virgina (later a confederate state) were pro-slavery. The others from New York or Massachusettes were against slavery. This initial philosophical contradiction during the founding of the US wasn't resolved until 80 years later during the US Civil War.
Were the founding fathers abolitionists?
Yes; many, if not most founding fathers, were abolitionists. It has been stated that as many as 75% of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence were abolitionists. The abolitiontionist movement began as early as 1773. By 1804, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey had passed laws to help release slaves and outlaw importation of new slaves. Even Thomas Jefferson, who had once owned nearly six hundred slaves himself, proposed the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1778 and again in 1796.
What are the two competing visions of the founding fathers?
The founding fathers believed in liberty for all, yet many "owned" slaves.
How many of the founding fathers fathered illegitimate children with black slaves?
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What was a widely held belief among the founding fathers of the US?
Most of the founding fathers of the USA held the belief that it was okay to have slaves and personal valets. They however made notable efforts to end slavery and have more rights to the former slaves.
Why did the founding fathers not abolish slavery?
The founding fathers of the United States did not abolish slavery right away because it was something that they found useful. There were many slaves working in state houses in Pennsylvania at the time the Declaration of Independence was signed. Many families had slaves to do the cooking and cleaning in the northern states.
Were all of the founding fathers white?
No. You have to consider what the meaning of "founding fathers" are. Founding something requires laying fundamental building blocks. All of our founding fathers were not white, because many different people are responsible for the development of The United States. An example would be Greece. They qualify as a founding father for The United States. They were the first culture to install democracy into their culture after winner battles Salamis and Marathon. Our country used their method of democracy to establish government. Another example of America's founding fahers were the slaves. Slaves were the main income for agriculture. Agriculture was the fundamental building to America's Industrial Revolution. Look into the history books of our country. The founding fathers are in the pages of books. You just have to look for them. The true founding fathers of this nation were just not men signing documentation, they have definded the world we see around us each and everyday. I hope that answers your question.
Does Google make grammatical mistake?
Yes, it does. Try to google "Did the Founding Fathers own slaves?" Google comes back with the grammatically wrong suggestion of: Did you mean: Did the Founding Fathers owned slaves? When the past tense in the question is already denoted by the auxiliary verb "did", it is wrong to repeat the past tense in the lexical verb "own". The Yahooh search engine makes grammatical mistake too. It comes back with: Did you mean: Did the Founding Father's own slaves?
The compromise made by the founders on this issue?
There are two major compromises associated with the founding fathers and the ratification of the Constitution. The Connecticut Compromise is called the â??Great Compromise.â?? This decided how representatives were going to be elected and how the Congressional votes were going to be divided among the states. The other major compromise is the three-fifths compromise. This decided how slaves would be counted to determine a stateâ??s total population for census and representation purposes.
Why did Jefferson not include an attack on slavery when writing the DEcalraion of Independence?
He didn't consider slavery wrong. He owned slaves and had a slave mistress who gave him 6 children. Most of the founding fathers owned slaves.
What is the significance of the stono rebellion?
the slave tituba mated with ANthony franklin and gave birth to Ben Franklin on of the founding fathers. It was the first white rebellion for the slaves
Where any of the Founding Fathers of African descent?
In those days people who came from Africa were brought here against their will and were sold and or used as slaves. So, the answer would be no there weren't.
What was a ruling of the dred Scott decision?
That slavery was legal in every state of the Union, because when the Founding Fathers declared that a man's property was sacred, they would have regarded slaves as property.
What amendment was used to justify the outcome of dred Scott?
The declaration that a man's property was sacred. The court ruled that the Founding Fathers would have included slaves within their definition of property.
