Using your textbook and internet resources…answer the following for your discussion.
Declaration of Independence—-
Pick one Founding Father and explain to the class how they dealt with the new American nation and the issue of Slaves and Slavery?
Explain if they were for or against keeping slavery in America and what they did politically to ensure their choice was heard.
Remember a FOUNDING FATHER is someone who was involved in the Founding of our nation so they were alive and working in government from 1774 to 1814. Please note this education will showcase History that will contradict your earlier education…some of the founding fathers had no intention in freeing slaves due to their income relied on slave labor. And some politicians never wanted to abolish slavery because the economy of the new nation depended on the resources labored by slaves. Please read: Slavery and the Founding Fathers. Of the Constitutional Convention participants- 49% of the delegates were slave owners = 55 delegates/27 owned slaves.
You will need to have at least 300 words in this essay plus full references …Research must be done in the library using JSTOR database or other sources that are creditable
You must reference using one of the three formats and following your major’s designated style: MLA, APA, CS, Kate L. Turabian’s Manual, and the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES! (See syllabus for links to the Style websites to learn how to cite and references)
Attached is the textbook chapters 1 & 2
