US Presidents and Salvery
I did a interesting research about slavery with my Dad. First, I did a research about what slavery is. After, I did a research about why Abraham Lincoln hated slavery. Slavery is when one person has absolute power over another person and controls his/hers life, liberty, and fortune. Why Abraham Lincoln hated slavery? Lincoln did believe that slavery was morally wrong. Abraham Lincoln always thought slavery was unjust and slavery ought to be abolished. Presidents who owned slavery while president: George Washington Thomas Jefferson 3. James Madison 4. James Monroe Andrew Jackson John Tyler Zachary Taylor James K Polk Presidents who owned slaves but not while president: Martin Van Burn William Henry Harrison Andrew Johnson Ulysses S Grant Presidents who did not own slavery: John Quincy Adams Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln I really hope you do not