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They were all against it, except on their own farms. You have to remember that in those days, slavery was NOT a taboo subject - virtually any one rich enough had some - but they weren't even called "slaves" - they were just 'unpaid labor'. They had no rights, no education, and no future - like, for the most part, women of the time. In fact, most slaves were probably treated better than women. A freed slave could vote. A woman couldn't. It wasn't until those nosy Quakers started making a fuss about it, and the Industrial North realized the Agricultural South got all sorts of free labor that some busybodys wanted either the end to "free labor", or "free labor" themselves. But there wasn't enough cotton being grown in Massachusetts to make it worth while, so they decided to outlaw it. Most places. Except where it made sense. You could have slaves in Arizona. But not in Kansas. Making a new territory "Free" meant that, for the most part, no Negroes would be there, thus leaving more for the White man to divvy up. Herewith, a quote from the Wilmot Proviso, introduced in Congress during the War with Mexico, to make any land won during the war "free soil" : "I would preserve to free white labor a fair country, a rich inheritance, where the sons of toil, of my own race and color, can live without the disgrace which association with Negro slavery brings upon free labor."
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Is there a list of names of the Founding Fathers and if so where or what are the 56 actual names?
The number 56 suggests that you are thinking of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Thay are among the Founding Fathers but do not constitute the whole. Most copies of the Declaration include the names of the signers. Michael Montagne Yes, there is a list (by state) of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence at http://www.colonialhall.com. They also have biographical information on many of the signers.
Were the founding fathers Masons?
There were 9 founding fathers that were Freemasons. Benjamin Franklin, William Ellery, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, Robert Paine, Richard Stockton, George Walton and William Whipple. George Washington was also a Freemason. There were 9 founding fathers that were Freemasons. Benjamin Franklin, William Ellery, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, Robert Paine, Richard Stockton, George Walton and William Whipple. George Washington was also a Freemason. how did the form of the mason start
Who among this fought against the practice of slavery Abraham Lincoln mahatma gandhi mother Teresa and martin Luther king?
The answer is Abraham Lincoln. He was the one who fought to free the slaves.
Where does the power reside in our American democracy?
The founding fathers made sure that power was divided among the three branches so any power is shared. They wanted to make sure that a dictator or king wouldn't take over because of the need for checks and balances between branches.
The Enlightenment thinker who inspired the founding fathers of the US to have a separation of powers among the executive legislative and judicial branches of government was?
I believe it might have been John Lock. Him or Beccaria. My history teacher said that John Lock was the one guy we needed to remember at the end of the year, so he must have been pretty influential to early America.
