how many members of congress owned slaves how many members of congress owned slaves
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∙ 2009-01-24 18:31:27John Morton owned just a few slaves.
Less than 1 percent.
Not all African Americans were slaves. Many were free African Americans while others were so light in their skin color so they could pass as a white. Some free African Americans owned slaves themselves.
In 2013 there are no slaves.
After the Civil War by becoming educated and contributing members of society. Many helped to later fight for equality and created business's.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
25 of the 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention owned slaves
How many members does each part of Congress have
There are 535 members in the 114th Congress.
The number of slaves that a slave owner owned depended on the size of his plantation. He may have owned a dozen or so, or he may have owned hundreds of slaves.
In the USA in 1860, 385,000 people owned slaves. That's according to the Census of 1860.
The Cherokee Indians did not practice slavery. The Cherokee did have people that owned slaves, many did, in fact. Also, Choctaw and Seminole owned slaves, as did a few other tribes.
William Penn had three slaves that he owned
1,900,000 of whom: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves.
25% of southern white families owned slaves in 1860
not a lot
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