How many founding fathers owned slaves?
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The Founding Fathers and Slavery
Slaveholders among prominent Founding FathersBenjamin FranklinPennsylvaniaOliver EllsworthButton GwinnettGeorgiaAlexander HamiltonJohn HancockMassachusettsRobert Treat PainePatrick HenryVirginiaThomas Paine
The Founding Fathers and Slavery
Slaveholders among prominent Founding FathersBenjamin FranklinPennsylvaniaOliver EllsworthButton GwinnettGeorgiaAlexander HamiltonJohn HancockMassachusettsRobert Treat PainePatrick HenryVirginiaThomas Paine
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Historians have accepted the following seven men as the key founding fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, John Jay, James Madison,
Benjamin Franklin became and abolitionist and freed his slaves. Alexander Hamilton was an abolitionist as well. He grew up around other wealthy whites, but his family suffered financial problems and then his father abandoned the family, so he didn't have the money to afford to be a slave owner. However, if he felt slavery would benefit what was best for the country, he would support it over his stance as an abolitionist.
Benjamin Franklin became and abolitionist and freed his slaves. Alexander Hamilton was an abolitionist as well. He grew up around other wealthy whites, but his family suffered financial problems and then his father abandoned the family, so he didn't have the money to afford to be a slave owner. However, if he felt slavery would benefit what was best for the country, he would support it over his stance as an abolitionist.
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