Your task is to write a well written paragraph that includes a topic sentence and that answers the question: "What was the main reason that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men are created equal'"?
In your paragraph, be sure to cite evidence from at least two corroborating sources, including a primary source and a secondary source. In addition, use short quotes from the documents to support your answers.
In your conclusion, tell whether the Founders made the right decision, and why (or why not).
Don't forget to start your entry with your class period, your first name, and your last initial, for example, "P2 Thomas J"
175 comments:
Period 1
Kayla Ochoa
In my opinion I think that the founders kept slavery to the constitution because they believed that, " ... blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites." This means that they thought blacks had less intelligence and that they could do work for them but they also thought that if they had to free them they would send them to africa.They thought this because of their color and assumed they were from africa. Benjamin Franklin was trying to pass a law by freeing all slaves and that it was wrong to have a slave and treat a human being as if they weren't one when Benjamin Franklin had owned slaves himself. If maybe he didn't own slaves that would've helped him a little bit more but other people thought that blacks were meant to be slaves just because of their color or raise. It was wrong to treat them like that because all of the slaves were human beings too, they all deserved being treated better and with respect.
Yamilet Gonzalez
Period.1
Some of the main reasons the the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution were racism and their opinions. For example,John P. Khaminski believed that keeping private property is more important than freeing slaves. Also William Freehling believed that black and white people cannot live harmoniously together. He said "Jefferson suspected that blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites.These suspicions, together with Jefferson's fear that free blacks and whites could not live harmoniously in America,made him and others think that the only way Africans could be free was if they were sent back to Africa."
AARON F. First of all the reason why the founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution even though the declaration states that all men were created equally would be because well slaves were sold for lots of money for the rich. This means that Great Briton made lots of money with the slave train. So to win some money or some profit half of the founding fathers or the south side of them thought thought that profit was more important than there previous stated natural rights. So in conclusion the reason Why the founding fathers kept slavery because profit was more important to them than in the words people who had lower intellectual abilities than whites or slaves. Another reason could be because since the south loved slaves so much if the north ended the slave trade the south would not join the north to become one state,union,and government. "The true question is whether the southern states shall or shall not be a part of the union. if the northern states think about the profit they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit from selling the goods that slaves produce."" Southern states could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended.'
P.1 Destinee Mendez
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because some of the men didn't think it was a problem. One example is Mr. Rutledge. He said no because they will not oppose the increases of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce. "If the Northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce," said Mr. Rutledge. One man that thought it would be a problem is Mr. Ellsworth. He thought it was a problem because he's worried about the states getting separated and not working together to become stronger. "The morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states themselves. What enriches a part enriches the whole," said Mr. Ellsworth.
P1 Mirian P.
In the Declaration of Independence slavery was the issue that couldn't be agreed on. But later in time it was decided to keep it on the Constitution. I believe the main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the Constitution was because in order to have to accomplish to "fashion a new nation" they had to face many disagreements. Which will lead to help them "build a national government" or as Benjamin Franklin recalls. And also as Historian #3 states many were already favor to "end slavery." The founders made the right decision because if slavery still existed now in present day that will still be a conflict debated under the US government.
Yamilet G.
Period.1
Some of the main reasons the the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution were racism and their opinions. For example,John P. Khaminski believed that keeping private property is more important than freeing slaves. Also William Freehling believed that black and white people cannot live harmoniously together. He said "Jefferson suspected that blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites.These suspicions, together with Jefferson's fear that free blacks and whites could not live harmoniously in America,made him and others think that the only way Africans could be free was if they were sent back to Africa." In conclusion, I believe that they made the right decision since some wouldn't agree and America wouldn't be free now.
p.1 agustin i.
the founding fathers kept slaves in the constitution because the souths preasured the house that they will leave if they didnt keep slaves in the constitution, and the house wanted to make america into a state united, so they kept slavery and deleted the paragraph that stated no slavery and inorder to make it a united nation they had to make all the delegates to sign the costitution. me. williamson from the sourthern states dtates they they could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended, and that it is wrong to force anything that is very not that important. also that historian 3 said that slavery is what diveided the sides between northern and southern. and that mr. rutledge thinks that this has nothinh to do with the question just relion and humanity.
per.1 ERICA H.
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because they gave in the pressure of the south's threat to leave.They thought creating a country that was united important than the issue of slavery.They thought that if there was no country there would be no slavery issues to resolved in fact they might even be conquered and become slaves.Some delegates knew that slavery was bad, yet they still had slaves.
P1 Julissa B.
The main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men are created equal' is because they thought that building a national government and new nation was more important than ending slavery. "I agree to this Constitution with all its faults because I think a federal (national) government necessary for us."~ Benjamin Franklin "The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery."~ Historian Interpretation #3 (Hall) I think that the Founders made the wrong decision because slavery was wrong.
P1 AMBER N.D.
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because they gave into the pressure of the south's threat to leave.They thought that creating a country that was united was important than the issue of slavery. They thought that if there was no country there would be no slavery issues to resolve in fact they might even be conqured and become slaves.Some delegates knew that slavery was wrong, yet they themselves owned slaves. Other delegates thought that slavery was not to be a federal problem, but a problem for the individual states. For example, Mr. Ellsworth said, "Let every state do what it pleases. the morality or wisdom of slavery belongs to the states themselves.".
P1 JOVANA D.
In my opinion i believe that the founders kept slaves in the Constitution because they thought that blacks weren't capable of much things,unlike the whites. I believe this because most blacks were judge by their colors and weren't thought as a high person. "... blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites." What this means is that the whites didn't think that the blacks were as smart as they were, so they wanted the blacks as slaves. In conclusion, i think that the Founders did not make a great decision because it wasn't right to treat a person like that or judge them by their skin color. I also think this because the blacks were the same as the whites.
P1 Gilberto L.
The main reason the Founders kept slavery in the constitution but stated that all men are created equal was because they wanted the states to stay strong together and if they got rid of slavery the southern states wouldn't sign separating the states. Without the southern states, the states would be a lot weaker military wise making us lose wars and our land. Most of the Founders thought having a united Country was more important than ending slavery. This is stated by Benjamin Franklin, "I agree to this Constitution with all it's faults because i think a federal government necessary for us... we have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government. And Mr. Williamson said " Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended. It is wrong to force any thing that is not absolutely necessary , and which any state must disagree to.
P1 Nicholas P
I think they left slavery in the constitution because no one was able to make up their minds on it. There was an equal amount of men who though slavery was wrong and others who saw slaves as property. The northern states wanted to get rid of slavery but the southern states didn't want to. The southern states had more slaves and relied on them a lot so they weren't ready to get rid of them. Mr. Rutledge "didn't see slaves as people, he saw them as property." I think the founders made the right decision since it is more important for a stable union and everyone had different opinions on wether to keep slavery or not.
P1 Aaron Delgado
Slavery was a big problem when writing the Constitution. Southern states couldn't agree with the northern states. The southern states used slaves to help grow crops. Without them it would be harder to grow crops and the south wont make as much money. Some of The Founding Fathers were also a little worried because if they didnt sign, southern states wouldn't work with us and we would become separated. If we are attacked we will most likely b defeated because we are know a smaller group. The bigger the group the more power we have."What enriches a part enriches a whole"-Mr.Ellsworth.
Per.1 Jesus T.
The main reasons why the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because slaves at that time were really important part in economy and some states didnt want to give their salves since they produced everything and others like the southerners thought their slaves were their property. a Founder like john rutledge thought that it was more important to keep the states together than to worry about slaves.historian 3 says it was more important to keep the slaves if they were to free them it would cause economic implications.
Maite Sanchez
Period. 1
October 7, 2014
The founders kept slavery in the constitution while the Declaration of Independence said "all men are created equal" because they thought that people should just agree to the constituion to build a national government. Benjamin Franklin said "We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government."
Period 1, Anai O
The founders kept slavery in the Constitution because mostly everyone in the constitution believed that having a nation united was more important then to end slavery. Benjamin Franklin clearly states that a country united is more necessary. I believe that they made a right choice because if they didn't there would still be conflict with slavery in the united states.
Vanessa Torres
October 7, 2014
Period 1
One main reason why the founders kept slavery was because it prevented the founding fathers from making a bold move against slavery. Also because they should of just agreed to the constitution to build a national government.
P.1 Vanessa V .
The founders kept slavery in the Constitution even though the DOI stated all men where created equal because if they didn't the southern states would've voted against it , also they had to keep it so that they can have a national government."we have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government".
Daisy M.
Period 1
Some main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the constitution because of there opinions and racism. Like ,John P.Kaminski he beliefs that private property is more important than freeing slaves. "Americans in general and the men at the constitution in particular wanted a united,well-ordered,and prosperous society in which private property-including slave property-would be secure."Also like historian 2 he is telling about racism"The founding Fathers' racism was a barrier to antislavery."
P.1 Natalie R.
There are a lot of reasons for why our founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution, even though they said that all me were created equal.
The men at the Constitutional Convention never considered getting rid of slavery. The Revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind; Americans in general and the men at the Convention in particular wanted a united, well-ordered, and prosperous society in which private property – including slave property – would be secure. Evidence that supports this is when historian #1 says,"...in which private property-including slavery property..."I believe that the constitution made the right decision because then if the states did not unite, we wouldn't have our country.
P.1 JUAN CHAVEZ
THE MAIN REASON THAT THE FOUNDERS KEPT SLAVERY IN THE CONSTITUTION EVEN THOUGH THE DOI CLAIMED ALL MEAN ARE CREATED EQUAL IS BECAUSE THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES DIDN'T AGREE BECAUSE THE SOUTHERN STATES USED THE SLAVES MORE. AND SOME OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD SLAVES AND THOUGHT THAT THE SOUTHERNERS WOULDNT BE MEMBER F UNION IF THEY ENDED SLAVERY "SOUTHERN STATES COULD NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE UNION IF THE SLAVE TRADE ENDED"MR . WILLIAMSON
Jasmine M.
Period 1
The Founders kept slavery in the Constitution because they wanted to have a Union that included all the states. But if they were to ban slavery, the southern states wouldn't sign the Constitution and wouldn't be part of the Union.I got this when Mr. Williamson said, "Southern states could not be part of the Union if the slave trade ended." The Founders kept slavery because they believed that making a Union was more important than ending slavery. Also they didn't think they should be worried about ending slavery right now. Some, like Mr. Ellsworth believed that it was up to the states to decide whether they wanted to keep slaves or not. So he thought the Southern states can keep slave trade as long as they sign the Constitution.The main reason was mostly because they wanted to have a union but the southern states really wanted to keep slaves.
In conclusion, I think that they made the right decision because they couldn't really make a perfect constitution and that is good enough. I got this when Benjamin said,"We have to accept some of these disagreements.."
P1 Patricia S.
There were many reasons why the founding fathers decided to keep slavery in the constitution,even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that "all men are created equal."The first reason was that the south's economy was dependent on the labor of African-Americans. However, the northern states owned the ships that were used to transport slaves.In other words the northern states had nothing to lose. Therefore, in order to maintain a well-ordered, and prosperous society in which private property such as slaves would be secure, they decided to keep slavery in the constitution.An example that supports this idea is Historian number 1.My textual evidence is "Americans in general and the men at the convention in particular wanted a well- ordered society that would keep private property secured."Mr.ellsworth did not have a problem with slavery because he believed that having a union was more important.I personally believe that the founding fathers made the right decision because it was the only way in which they could be a union.
P.1 Yatziry B.
There are many reasons why the founding father kept slavery in the constitution even though the declaration of independence claimed that all men are created equal, one reason is that the man at the constitutional convention never considered getting rid of slavery. the revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind, Americans in general and the man and the man at the convention in particular wanted a united, well ordered, and prosperous society in which private property including slave property would be secure.Evidence that supports this is when historian #1 says,". In particular wanted a united, well-ordered, and prosperous society in which private- property- would be secure." i believe that the constitution made the right decision so it will help us stay united.
Nayeli M. Period 1
I believe that the reason why the Founders kept slavery in the constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence stated that all men are created equal is because if the Fathers wanted to end slavery the southern states wouldn't agree to making an entire union with other states. The southern states thought that ending the slave trade was a bad choice because they needed slaves for things such as making profit by selling the goods the slaves produced and to some people like Mr. Rutledge in this case, religion and humanity didn't matter. You can find evidence when Mr. Rutledge says,"Religion and humanity have nothing to do with this...if the northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce."
I think that the Fathers made the right decision because if they had said no that they were going to end slavery the southern states wouldn't have agreed to making a union and we wouldn't be the union that we are today.
P1 Shirley Z
The Founders kept slavery in the Constitution because mostly everyone in the Constitutional Convention agreed that having a united nation was more important then to end slavery. Benjamin Franklin states that also a country united is more necessary. Like the Southern states were not agreeing with the part of slavery from the Declaration of independance. They would not join the Untited States if it intferred with the ending of slavery. When Thomas Jefferson says "We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government." I think the decision of the Founders was right. Stating that we have to compromise with others to have something in need.
P1 Aimee M.
Reasons why the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because they thought building the new nation was more important than ending slavery. " I agree to this constitution with all its faults because i think the federal (national) government necessary for us." Benjamin Franklin stated. also historian #3 also stated that " The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery. NO the founders did not make a good decision because slavery is wrong.
P.1 priscilla p.
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution is because they want the southern states to sigh the constitution. If they put the slavery paragraph in the constitution the southern states won't sigh it and that is almost half of the united states.The reason the southern states don't want the paragraph there is because they depend on slaves for the triangle slave trade.This is told by Mr.Rutledge in"If the northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that the slaves produce. kaminski agrees with him it is said in" which private property- including slaves.
Samantha R.
p1.
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even thought the declaration of independence claimed that 'all men were created equal is because they thought that building a national government and a new nation was more important than trying to end slavery.i know this because Franklin says,"I agree to this constitution with all it's faults because i think a federal [nation] government necessary for us."
I think the founders made a wrong decision because it was wrong slavery is wrong.
P.1 Santiago Vejar
The founders kept slavery in the D.O.I because if they didn't the southerners would not put in there vote.They even said that all men were created equal but they obviously were wrong."We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government".
p.3 Lupe G.
The main reasons why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution was because, if they let the slaves free the Founders wouldn't get any benefits out of them "..because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves reproduce. " -- In my opinion the Founding Fathers made the wrong decision, because the slaves are as equal as any human being, and they don't deserve to be slaved only for their ( the Founders ) benefits .
p.3 Lupe G.
The main reasons why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution was because, if they let the slaves free the Founders wouldn't get any benefits out of them "..because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves reproduce. " -- In my opinion the Founding Fathers made the wrong decision, because the slaves are as equal as any human being, and they don't deserve to be slaved only for their ( the Founders ) benefits .
Anthony esquibel 10/7/14 per 3
- I think that the founding fathers made the right dissension because if they still had the system of slavery they would had taken most of the slaves or colored peoples / African Americans freedom to do whatever they wanted and be treated the way that they wanted , and be someones property .
- Some evedance that i had found was " The Philadelphia Constitution convention was where the founding fathers gathered to write the constitution . They had many debates over what new government should look like . This is where they decided to keep the slavery . "
Briana R. P.3
The Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal because some founders disagreed and said they needed slaves. The reason why the paragraph talking about slavery was deleted from the Declaration of Independence was because Thomas Jefferson owned slaves but yet he thought that all men should be treated equally.
Period 03
10/07/14
Annette C.
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution were that the founders wanted to make money that the slaves produced . The slaves would produce money for the south and the northern unions, so in that case everyone was happy. In the text Mr.Rutledge states "if the northern states think about their interest they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce." Another reason , slavery was kept was because "southern states could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended. "
In conclusion , i think that the founders made the wrong decision in keeping slavery because the declaration of independance claimed that all men are created equal , yet they kept slavery.
Daisy Maldonado p3 10-7-14
The main reason that the founders kept slavery in the constitution were that the founders wanted to take money that the slaves produced.All of the slaves produced money from north and south unions.
If the northern states think about their interest they will not oppose the increase because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produced.Another reason slavery was kept was because southern states could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended.
FINALLY,I think that the founders made the wrong decision in keeping slavery because the declaration of independence claimed that all men are created equal.
Per.3 Yesica G
The founding fathers kept slavery in the constitution because they thought that if part of the nation leave they won't be as strong because people disagreed about slavery. Also because Mr. Williamson and slavery did not effect him because his point was that if the southern states are happy then it benefits everybody. As well because they made good money owning slaves
Period 3 Miranda P.
The reason they left slavery in the constitution was because the south would not sign the constitution unless slavery was involved. They needed the souths signatures so they kept slavery in the constitution. Rutledge was the one who most believe in slavery the other finding fathers didn't believe in slavery even though they owned slaves there selves.
Jorge M. per3 The founders kept slavery in the constitution because the they knew that many people were being treated unequal and the constitution said "all men are equal".I believe the Americans did the correct thing because they got freedom for all people in America. They are the people how made American the place it is today.
Francisco Aceves
the main reason why the founders kept slavering in the constituion because if they let them the founders wouldn't get any benefits out of them "...because they will benefit by selling the goods that slaves produce the founding fathers made the wrong mistake because they just cared about their benefits and because slaves are equal as any other human and should not be treated differently because that is not being fair to the slaves and their rights
Francisco Aceves
the main reason why the founders kept slavering in the constituion because if they let them the founders wouldn't get any benefits out of them "...because they will benefit by selling the goods that slaves produce the founding fathers made the wrong mistake because they just cared about their benefits and because slaves are equal as any other human and should not be treated differently because that is not being fair to the slaves and their rights
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
Octavio lizarraga period 3
The reason why the founding fathers kept out the slavery part in the declaration was because they were making good money of the slaves.Another reason why the founding fathers left out the slaves from the constitution was because they were worried that the north mite not join the country and most profits come from the north.So because of that the founding fathers made the slave part of the constitution not stay.
no comment .
period 3
The founding fathers kept slavery in the constituion
because some states and many people had no problem with keeping slaves.rutledge wanted to keep slaves because he wanted to make profit out of their slaves but on the other hand benjamin franklin didn't think slaves should be treated poorly.he also had some slaves but he thinks every men should be created equal no matter what race or color your are. Jesus G
Bryan c.
per. 3
What where the main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution even though the declaration of independence claimed that all men are equal? The reason why they kept slavery was because they knew that it was a problem but didn't put it in the declaration of independence because the southern states would not sign if they were to take there slaves away and free them. Rutledge was one of the founders that would have not sign the D.O.P because he owned slaves and would never give his workers away to be free from England. these is why they kept it in the constitution but didn't add it in the D.O.P
Karla R.
Period 3
The main reason that the founders kept slavery in the constitution is because even though all men are born equal, slaves were still being treated as property. They kept slavery because, when Jefferson wrote about slavery in the constitution," The men at the Constitutional Conversation never considered getting rid of slavery." Everyone in the congress had many debates over taking out slavery from the constitution or leaving it in there because some men said they wouldn't go to the U.S. if they took away slavery from them.
I think the founders made a wrong decision because slaves shouldn't be treated or counted as property.
Oscar R.
Period 3
The main reason that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution,even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal is because Thomas Jefferson wanted a country but if he put that all men were created equal the people that wanted slaves would of not sing the Declaration of Independence. Even though his family and himself owned slaves he still felt bad that just because they were different color they would be treated as slaves.That why he did not leave the sentence that all men are created equal
In conclusion i think that i would do the same thing if i wanted a big country because if i did the thing that people did not want i would of not have a big country.
The reason the Founders kept the slavery in the constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that "all men are equal" are for the reason that they state that they thought "the revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had even left behind." It also says that they wanted a untied, well order, and also the prosperous society in which private property that may include the slave property and would be safe. One people that agreed that this was a problem (slavery should stop) was Mr.Benjamin Fracklin . He agreed that to make a untied union you need to make thing equal and that yes their might be disagreement with some of the citizens but that their had to be equal rights for everyone.
Bliss Ventura
Period 3
10-07-14
per 3
Jonathan c
The most important reason that the founder had instead of taking off slavery from the constitution because if their was no slaves , their will also not be a slave trade, so no slave trade so no profit for the founders. The quote to support this ' they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce. Our secondary source is that if their was no slave trade , their will be no union ,which u need a union to have the united states .They made a bad decision because the slaves are hum a to not property to sell
per 3
Jonathan c
The most important reason that the founder had instead of taking off slavery from the constitution because if their was no slaves , their will also not be a slave trade, so no slave trade so no profit for the founders. The quote to support this ' they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce. Our secondary source is that if their was no slave trade , their will be no union ,which u need a union to have the united states .They made a bad decision because the slaves are hum a to not property to sell
Eduardo H.
period 3
The founding fathers kept slavery even though the declaration says that all men are created equal for many reasons. One of the reasons is because, a lot of people wanted to keep slaves for them to sale the profit that the slaves made such as rice, and tobacco. Another reason why people wanted slaves was because when they were making the declaration they didn't want to sign it when they said it wasn't right to have slaves they said they would not sign it. The final reason is because people just wanted them to "have a better colony."
per 3
Jonathan c
The most important reason that the founder had instead of taking off slavery from the constitution because if their was no slaves , their will also not be a slave trade, so no slave trade so no profit for the founders. The quote to support this ' they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce. Our secondary source is that if their was no slave trade , their will be no union ,which u need a union to have the united states .They made a bad decision because the slaves are hum a to not property to sell.
Per.3
Ezequiel L.
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution is because they won’t able to make trades anymore because there is no more slave trade,so there won’t be no more money that the slaves make that give the founding founders profit.They said that southern states won’t be members of the union if slave traded ended because most slaves are in the southern.The quote to support this is “increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that produce.The founding fathers made the wrong decision because slaves were humans too like them.The founding fathers just cared for themselves,slaves were not property or animals they are human too.
Period 3
Luis G.
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because the triangle trade was the only way for the north to get supplies and get profit from using their ships.Also most of the founders said that they had no problem with slavery.Another reason was that when they were making the declaration they didn't want to sign it when they said it wasn't right to have slaves they said they would not sing it.
Stephanie A.
Period:3
10-7-14
History
The main reasons that the Mr. Rutledge kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men were created equal"was because the Northern States think about their interests , they will not oppose the increase of slaves. The reason that Mr. Ellsworth kept slavery was that this person feels that the morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states. The reason that Mr. Williamson kept slavery was that it was wrong to force anything that isn't necessary, and which any state must disagree to. The reason that Benjamin Franklin kept slavery was that he says that we have to accept some disagreement in order to build a national government this was more important than ending slavery. The founders kinda did the right thing because some of the founders said that they want to get rid of slavery and the other founders don't mind anything about slavery.
Brittney C.
Per.3
10/7/14
The main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men created equal are that the Northern
States think about their interests and that they will not oppose the increase of slaves. The reason that Mr. Ellsworth kept slavery was that this person feels that the morality or wisdom of slavery of decisions belonging to the states. The reason that Mr. Williamson kept slavery was that it was wrong to force anything that isn't necessary and which any state must disagree to. The reason that Benjamin Franklin kept slavery was that he says that we have to accept some disagreement in order to build a national government and it was more important than ending slavery.
Bianca S
Period 3
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the Constitution was they had many debates over what the new government should look like so other people actually wanted the slaves so they had to deal with it. They kept the slavery because, when Jefferson wrote about the slaves in the constitution ,"The Founding Fathers''
per.3 Joshua C.
One of the main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution even though the decoration of independence claimed that all men were created equal was because they were property. Another reason is that it is the states decisions to do what it pleases. I think that keeping slaves would lead up to another revolution.
Leonor Ascencio PER.3 10-07-14
The Founders left slavery in the Constitution because "The Revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind,"said John P. Kaminski.another reason is that people, like Mr.Williamson, thinks "It is wrong to force anything that isn't necessary,and which any state must disagree to."This means that they can't force the states do something they disagree on.
Yanira S
Per. 3
The main reasons the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because they had many debates over what the new government should look like so i guess they didn't know what to do and they just kept it.I think this because historian number 1 said "The Revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind."They are technically saying that they don't care what happens to slaves as long as it is written in the constitution.The founders claimed that all men are equal but that is not true because african american women and men are slaves.
Rudy D.
period 3
The founding fathers kept slavery in the Constitution even though the declaration says that all men are created equal for many reasons. One of the reasons is because they said "let every state do what it pleases". Another reason is that a lot of people wanted to keep slavery for themselves because they would sale the things slaves grew such as tobacco and rice. Another reason is that when they were making the Declaration they wouldn't sign it if it had the right to not own slaves. They made the right decision because a government was more important.
10-7-14
JamesChavez
The main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal was because a lot of people wanted to keep the slaves for themselves to sale the profit that the slaves made such as rice and tobacco. Another reason why they kept the slaves was because when they were making the declaration they didn't want to sign it when they said it wasn't right to have slaves they said they would not sign it. The last reason why is because people just wanted them to "have a better colony". In conclusion, the Founders did make a good decision because slaves were not property.
Jose E Per 3 10/7/25
-The founding fathers kept slavery even though the declaration of independence was signed.One reason I think they kept slavery is because they were property.
Angelina R.
Period 3
10/6/14
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution because without slavery there will be no slave trade then there will be no money for the country. The quote that supports this is "the true question at present is whether the Southern states shall or shall not be part of the union. if the Northern states think about the interest , they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce"
Angelina R.
Period 3
10/6/14
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution because without slavery there will be no slave trade then there will be no money for the country. The quote that supports this is "the true question at present is whether the Southern states shall or shall not be part of the union. if the Northern states think about the interest , they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce"
Angelina R.
Period 3
10/6/14
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the constitution because without slavery there will be no slave trade then there will be no money for the country. The quote that supports this is "the true question at present is whether the Southern states shall or shall not be part of the union. if the Northern states think about the interest , they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce"
PER.5 KAREN J.
The main reason that the founders kept slavery because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce. "..they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce." said Mr. Rutledge.Also all states can make their own decision."Let every state do what it pleases." said Mr.Ellsworth.If there wasn't slaves,the country would be small."We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government." said Benjamin Franklin.
Period 5 Alisha H.
The main reasons for the Fathers to keep slavery would be because the Northern states would make a profit by selling the slaves goods. Also, because Mr. Ellsworth said that every state should be able to do whatever they want and put any rules they would like. Proof of the first reason would be ," If the Northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce." Said Mr. Rutledge. Proof of the second reason would be, "Let every state do what it pleases. The morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states themselves."
Period 5 Leslie B. 10/07/14
Why was slavery kept in the constitution? In my opinion slavery was kept in the constitution because not many of the founding fathers had problems with slavery or an issue against it.I believe this because it seemed beneficial to the southern part. To support my opinion here is a quote from one of the founding fathers, "... They will not appose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce"-Mr.Rutledge. According to Mr.Ellsworth it seemed as if he care if slavery was or wasn't in the constitution because he says,"Let Every state do what it pleases. What enriches a part enriches a whole.'' In conclusion I believe that in general the main reason why slavey wasn't out of the constitution was because the northern and southern delegates would be divided and the southern states (who produced goods by slaves) wouldn't be in the union.
P5 Brandon F
The reasons why the Founding Fathers kept slavery in the Constitution although they said all men were created equal was because the South wanted slaves for trade and even property.While the Northern people believed that slavery was cruel and unjust.Even the founding fathers themselves had different opinions Benjamin Franklin didnt care about the slaves he just wanted the South and the North together to create a big strong nation."When you assemble a large group of men' you will invetably find that they will disagree with each other about their local interest and selfish views. We have to accept some of these disagreements [slavery]in order to build a national government." Slavery was in the Constitution so people would see thet they noticed it but didnt really care most of them just wanted a strong government.
HUGO S
PER 5
The reason Founders kept slavery was because the South wanted to keep slavery but the north didn't. Thomas Jefferson wanted to end slavery and right it in the DOI but the south wanted to keep slavery.So Jefferson had a choice end slavery and the south won't sign the DOI or keep Slavery and they will have their independence."We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government." I believe the founders made a good decision because if they would've freed the slaves we wouldn't have our independence.
P:5 Angelica L.
The main reason that the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because most of them didn't believe that slavery was a real problem in society. The founders knew that all men were created equal thanks to the Declaration of Independence but that didn't change the founders mind. Some of the founders were aware that slavery was a problem but they thought other things were more important. For example some historians never considered getting rid of slavery. "The men at the Constitutional Convention never considered getting rid of slavery. The Revolutionary talk of freedom had been left behind..."Historian #1.
I think the founders made the wrong decision on not ending slavery because like the Declaration of Independence says, "All men are created equal." In my opinion slavery should have ended because every one has a right to freedom in this world.
P5 Andy Briseno
The main reasons the Founding Fathers kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal because they needed the southern delegates to sign the Constitution. They needed the southern delegates to sign the Constitution so they could help fight the king and his army. Without the south there would of had been more of a chance that the U.S. would lose the fight and not been able to become its own united nation. Finally, I believe that the Founders made the wrong decision because if all men were created equal why did they still abuse of a different race. Another reason I believe the founders made the wrong decision is that the south would of still crawled back and asked to join the U.S. because they were going to be a small and weak "country".
Viridiana Preciado Period:5
The founding fathers keep slavery in the constitution , witch saying that all men were created equal because the north and south would disagree on this slavery. the north would say to free all the slaves and forget about slavery because becoming a country was more important. on the other hand the southern people would disagree on this slavery plan because they wanted to keep to keep their slaves but also become a country. but southern states couldn't have both slavery and become a free state. Also if the northern people removed this paragraph the southern people would sign the Decloration of Independence. so northern delegates agreed to free the slaves while the southern delegates did not. Evidence to prove this would be, like how Mr. Williams said "Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended. It was wrong to force any thing that is not absolutely neccessary,and which any state must disagree to." also the southern states did not want to free their slaves becuase slaves were seen as property not people. Evidence to support this would be from historian #1, "The men at the constitional convention considered getting rid of slavery. The revolutional talk of freedom and equality had been left behind; Americans in general and the men at the convention in particular wanted a united, well-ordered,and prosperous society in which private propperty- including slave property-would be secure."
Also later on in 1787, slavery would end and there will be no more slaves, they will all be free.
yonis G. per.5
MR.Rutledge
NO-It wasnt a problem because he thinks that by keeping slaves they will profit him by selling the goods that slaves make.
MR.Ellsworth
NO-it wasnt a problem because he said that stats could do whatever they pleas
MR.Williamson
YES-It was a problem because if the Northern states took out slavery they would not have the southern states in the new union
Benjamin Franklin
YES-it was a problem because the northern states had to accept some disagremants in order to diclear a national government
Historian 1
NO-it was a problem because the northern states needed the southern states to have a united and well ordered society and the southern states wanted more property.
Historian 2
YES-THE founding fathers raicisem was a barrior who was against slavery
Historian 3
YES-it was a problem because the founding fathers prefer a new nation than to end slavery
P.5 Ashley H.
Historians wonder why the Founders kept slavery in the constitution even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal.
Not all the founders agreed to not having slavery in the nation. One reason is that some of the founders thought other things were important and slavery was the least of their problems. Another reason is that some of the founders thought it was a good idea to keep slavery so that they could make a good profit out of their goods.
Mr.Ellsworth thought that the states should do as they please because the states are a whole and would decide whether they wanted slavery to continue within themselves.One piece of evidence is, "The morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states themselves."
Mr.Rutledge thought that if they were to give up slavery that there would be no goods in their nation and it would ruin the trade between other countries. He thought that they could make a good profit by selling the black people's goods.
However, some of the founders disagreed to these opinions. Mr.Williamson had a problem with slavery. He understood from the Declaration of Independence that it was wrong to force anything that was absolutely necessary. "It is wrong to force anything that is not absolutely necessary.."
In conclusion, i think that the founders made the wrong decision because they were basically disobeying the Declaration of Independence and treating slaves different from others when all men are created equal.
per.5 Stephanie p. The Founders kept slavery even though the declaration stated that all men were created equal because southern and northern delegates were disagreeing on whether keeping slaves or letting them free. Southern delegates said that they would not sign the declaration of independence if slavery was removed.Some delegates did agree on letting slaves free ( the northern delegates). An example to prove this is Mr. Williamson he states that slavery is a problem because "its is unnecessary to have states disagree over slavery."Someone who opposed the thinking of Williamson was Benjamin Franklin believed slavery was not a problem because he thought everyone was being selfish and agreeing on whatever was best for them. Selfish, for example like Mr. Rutledge who thought slaves weren't a problem because he lived slavery it would make money and slaves. Mr. Rutledge had similar thinking to Historian 1 who believed that slavery was only "private property."I believe that the Founders made the right decision in taking slavery out and letting slaves free because everyone has the right to be free and have liberty.
P5 Angel R
There are many reasons why the founding fathers kept slavery.Mr.Williamson thought slavery was a problem.He knew that if they stopped slavery the south couldn't be part of the union."Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended.Next Historian John P. Kaminski sided with Mr.Williamson about the south.To make a united, well ordered, prosperous society they would have to keep slavery so the south would join."-the men at the convention in particular wanted a united, well ordered, prosperous society in which private property-including slave property-would be secure.Mr.Rutledge says that slavery wasn't a problem since the north profited from the goods slaves produced."If the northern states think about their interests, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce.Benjamin Franklin thought that slavery was a problem.To him though the making of the National government was more important."We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government."Finally Historian Kermit Hall tought slavery was a problem and sided with Benjamin.Kermit says that the founding father wanted to fashion a new nation then to end slavery.They had to make sure they built the nation with the south than end slavery"The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring to an end to slavery."
In conclusions I think the founding fathers made the right choice.They had to keep slavery since they needed the Souths help win to the Revolutionary War.They also needed the south for the perfect Nation.
p5 Hector solano
the main reason the founders kept slavery in the constitution even tho they knew it was wrong was because people in the south wanted slaves and if people in the south where unhappy they woudnt vote for the constitution.so they chose the constuition over whats right. mr ellsworth said to every state do what they want he said thst so he can get votes . in conclusion i think the founders did a good decision because if they wouldnt have had kept slaves maybe the united states would have never existed
p5 Hector solano
the main reason the founders kept slavery in the constitution even tho they knew it was wrong was because people in the south wanted slaves and if people in the south where unhappy they woudnt vote for the constitution.so they chose the constuition over whats right. mr ellsworth said to every state do what they want he said thst so he can get votes . in conclusion i think the founders did a good decision because if they wouldnt have had kept slaves maybe the united states would have never existed
Daniel V. P.5
The main reason of why the founders kept slavery was because if they didn't keep slavery the Southern wouldn't be part of the union. Mr. Rutledge didn't have a problem with slavery but he mentioned the true question was that if the South shall or shall not be part of the union. He also said that the North should be selfish to make profit out of what the slaves make and we not oppose to increase the population of the slave. "The true question at present is whether the Southern states shall or shall not be part of the union." Historian 3 also said that he did had a problem with slavery but he also wanted to have one fully and well ordered nation or union. Benjamen Franklin also had did also have a problem with slavery but he said that some times you have to disagree on some decisions like taking away slavery because if there is no slavery then there will be no country and South wont join the union. The founders make a great decision because this would lead to their country and now they would also have a union. Now the founders would have their own dependent country with slavery tho favor both the South and the North. This would allow them to trade good with the slaves, also trade lots of gold, and to trade all the goods the slaves would make.
p5 Hector solano
the main reason the founders kept slavery in the constitution even tho they knew it was wrong was because people in the south wanted slaves and if people in the south where unhappy they woudnt vote for the constitution.so they chose the constuition over whats right. mr ellsworth said to every state do what they want he said thst so he can get votes . in conclusion i think the founders did a good decision because if they wouldnt have had kept slaves maybe the united states would have never existed
P5 Karen G.
There are many reasons as to why the Founding Fathers kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men are created equal'. Benjamin Franklin states that the Founding Fathers had to accept some disagreements in order to build a national government. "... I think a federal (national) government necessary for us. When you assemble a large group of men, you will inevitably find that they will disagree with each other about their local interests, and their selfish views." Also Historian number 3 says that,"The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery."
In conclusion I think the Founders made the right decision because if they included the paragraph about slavery it could have caused a lot of unwanted trouble and they wouldn't be able to make a new nation where all the states joined together.
per5 Sandra G
The main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the constitution ,even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men are created equal'was because they were more determined to create a new nation than they were to end slavery .
This is shown in Historian interpretation #3 "The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery."Also this is shown in Mr.Rutledge "The true question at present is weather the southern states shall or shall not be part of a union."
In conclusion I think that the founders made the right decision because even though they had slaves they needed to be free from England and I also think that they needed the slaves in the Constitution because it showed how every one was created equal no matter what .
p.5 Heyle O.
One main reason that the founders kept slavery in the constitution even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal is that the Northern states think about their interest,they oppose the increase of slaves. It states that Mr.Rutledge said"...they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce." Another reason is that Mr.Williamson thinks that he disagrees with southern states,that slavery is wrong.He states "southern states could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended.It is wrong to force anything that is not absolutely necessary and which any state may disagree to.I think the founders didn't make the right decision because slaves are human and the founders didn't consider them as that. They were treating them bad and everyone is all the same and should be treated equally
Estefany Monjaraz
Period 5
The reason that the Founders kept slavery in the constitution was because they couldn't get rid of it.The reason why they couldn't get ride of slavery was because if they did,the Southern States wouldn't sign the constitution, said Benjamin Franklin.Also because the Southern States weren't sure about ending slavery since there were great numbers of them. If they ended slavery they had to deal with important economic implications.Another last reason was because Jefferson thought that blacks and whites couldn't live together. Many wanted a "Private Property" and with releasing the slaves they thought that they would disturb them.I think that the Founders made the right decision because if they did free the slaves the Southern States wouldn't sign the Constitution.
P5 Jaritzy S.
The founders had lots of reasons to keep slavery in the Constitution, even if the D.O.I thought all men were created equal. One main reason that slave trade continued in the Constitution was by the reasoning of Mr.Williamson. He sated that " Southern states could not be members of the Union if slave trade ended." While Mr.Ellsworth opposed on his argument by saying "Let every sate do what it pleases." These were 2 main sources of the slavery argument. Mr.Elsworth and Mr.Williamson both thought very differently and the Constitution came with an agreement of continuing slave tread. The slave trade had to happen since the southern states wouldn't agree on signing the D.O.I if slaves didn't continue marketing. I think the founders didn't make the right decision because slaves were humans and they didn't consider them as some. They were considered as three fifths of a person. And they were under heavy and cruel conditions. some were even separated from there family.
Per.05 Delia Acedo
There are many different and bazaar reasons as to why the Founding Fathers decide to keep slavery in the constitution. One reason as to why the Founders of the constitution was because Rutledge believed that both the northern and the southern benefited from what "The goods that slaves produced." Ellsworth believed that they kept slavery in the constitution because every state has the right to do what they please with the slave situation. "Let every state do what it pleases." Williamson is not against slavery because he said,"It is wrong to forces anything that is not absolutely necessary." Benjamin Franklin said,"we have to accept some disagreements in order to build a national government." This means that he is against slavery but is willing to exclude slavery in the constitution in order to form a new nation.
Some other historians say that the founding fathers did this ,excluding slaves in the constitution, because of many different reasons. A historian said that the Founding Fathers were racist. "The Founding Fathers' racism [was] a barrier to antislavery."The other historian said,"the founding fathers were counting the slaves as property. The last historian said that the Fathers did this in order to create a new nation, kind of what Benjamin was saying.
In my opinion the founding fathers made the wrong decision because they could have ended slavery in the north. Later, the south will suffer the consequences of being alone with no way of protection or allies. The south would then want to go under the safety of the United States. The south would then have to agree to let the slaves free.
P5 Yahal R.
The main reason for why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that 'all men are created equal' was because they all wanted to build a union ,"Southern states could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended.",as what Mr.Williamson stated. The also left it in the Constitution because they knew that if they ended slavery southern states wouldnt have been in favor of joining the union and without them they couldnt have a strong big union. A brief quote that supports my opinion is "The founding fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation that they were to bring an end to slavery."-historian number 3-. Another source that states why the founders kept slavery in the constitution was because benjamin franklin wanted to have a natioanl government even though for him slavery was a problem but he prefered to choose a national government over slavery."...I think a federal(national) government necessary for us."In conclusion i think the founders made a right decision to keep slavery in the constitution because if they hadnt then southern states wouldnt had been in favor of building a union and the consequences that would have developed today in day for us is that we would have had a week union to defend us.
P5 Dennise M.
The Founding Fathers had a problem with slavery but kept it even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that "all men are created equal".The main reasons that the Founding Fathers kept slavery in the Constitution was because they wanted to unite the states together. In the text it says,"Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended." Benjamin Franklin had a problem with slavery but he believed that a federal (national) government was more important. They wanted a bigger Union and if they ended slavery they wouldn't have the strong government they were hoping for. In the text it states," The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were going to bring an end to slavery." In conclusion, I think the Founding Fathers made the right decision because if not the states wouldn't have united together to form the strong government we have now.
Per.5 Fabian Cruz
There are reasons why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution. Mr. Rutledge says that slavery is not a problem because the Northern states think about interests, they won't oppose the increase of slaves because they would sale the goods and produce the slaves make. Mr. Ellsworth says that slavery is not a problem because he says each state should make the decision themselves. Mr. Williamson says slavery is a problem because if the slave trade ended, the Southern states couldn't be part of the Union. Benjamin Franklin says that a federal government was necessary and for this to happen people have to accept some disagreements and one of them could be about slavery since a some people argue about slavery. Kaminski says that the Founders never considered getting rid of slavery, instead they would secure property. Freeling said that the Founders were racist and they thought the black and white wouldn't get along, but to me I would just say this is mostly racism. Hall pretty much says what Benjamin says, which is that a new government was necessary.
In conclusion, I would say that the Founders made a good choice to keep slavery because it had to kept for a federal government and I agree that a new government was necessary during that time.
Per.5 Beatrice A.
The founders kept slavery in the Constitution because if they didn't, the Southerners would seperate from the Union(United States). So, they kept slavery in the constitution for they could have a bigger,stronger nation. Benjamin Franklin did not like slavery,but he said that he would have to deal with it because he wanted a stronger,bigger nation. To have that, he had to agree to have slavery in the constitution so the Southerners won't seperate from the Union. Benjamin Franklin says,"When you assemble a large group of men, you will inevitably find that they will disagree with each other about their local interest, and their selfish views." Benjamin Franklin refers the men as our Union, and what he is saying is that even though some men have disagreements on some tings, they are powerful and stronger together and its better to stick together. If they didn't put slavery in the constitution, the Southerners would seperate from the Union. A point of view from a Southerner is a man named Mr. Williamson. He said that the slave trade was a good thing and he felt that the Union wanted to end the slave trade. He said if they did end it, the Southern states would seprate from the Union. He states, " Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended." This proves that the constitution had to keep slavery in the constitution to be a bigger, stronger, Union. If they didn't keep slavery, the Southerners would seperate from the Union which would make the Union weak. I think the Founders made the right decision because in my opinion, although the slave trade was wrong, they had no other choice but to keep slavery in the Constitution to have a bigger, stronger, Union(nation), and so the Southern states wouldn't have seperated from the Union. Because the Southern states are not seperated from the Union, the Union is stronger and bigger together.
P.5 Valery Solis
The founders main reason to keep slavery was because southern states wouldn't be members of the union if slavery ended.Benjamin Franklin agree because if they wanted to build a national government they would have to accept some of the disagreements they had.Evidence to support thus was that Benjamin was one of the people to accept i in order to built a better government.Evidence to support this is that Benjamin said "I agree with this constitution with all its faults because i think a federal government is necessary."Mr.Williamson also agrees because some of the southern members wouldn't be in the union. Evidence to support Mr.Williamson idea is "Southern states could not be members the union if slave trade ended.These were people that decided to keep slavery because they wanted a better federal government.
Per.5 Berenice C.
The main reasons that the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution although the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal because the Founders think that the slaves were consider as property.the evidence is on historian interpretation #1 and it says,"The Revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind;Americans in general and the men at the Convention in particular wanted a united, well-ordered and prosperous society in which private property-including slave property-would be secured."Also that the states could have slavery if they wanted to. Mr. Ellsworth says,"Let every state do what it pleases ."
Period 5 Stephanie F.
The Founders kept slavery in the Constitution because there were arguments whether to end slavery or or to keep it. The main reasons are that the founders believed that is was wrong and end slavery.A founder said that it was wrong to force anything that isn't necessary to make someone do something. Some founders disagree that if you end slavery it is your decision whether to end it in each state. Even tough the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal to keep slavery because slaves profit by selling goods that the slaves produce. Benjamin Franklin thought it was wrong for slavery but at the same time with no slavery. He said " we have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government."
P5 Viridiana M.
The main reasons the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution is because the southerns were not planning on signing the Constitution if they eliminated slavery.
Some founders believed that slavery was a problem but still decided on keeping slavery. Mr.Williamson had a problem, the southern states couldn't be members of the union if the slaves ended. Mr. Williamson says "Southern states couldn't be part of the union if slave trade ended." Also Benjamin Franklin had said that "He agreed to the Constitution with all its faults", because if they wanted a national government they would have to accept some of the disagreements they would come across.
In conclusion I believe the founders made a right choice in leaving slavery in the Constitution even though they had said in the D.O.I. "That all men are equal." I think they made a good choice because if they didn't leave slavery in the Constitution the southern states wouldn't have signed the constitution.
per.5 Laura G.
The main reasons why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution was that many people were arguing about slavery and didn't know whether to end slavery or to keep slavery. It is wrong to force anything that isn't nessecary to make someone do something.
P5 Angel M.
The Founding fathers made many decisions to help build America into the great nation it is today, but there is one subject that the Founding Fathers couldn't all agree on. That subject was the freedom of slaves. In Thomas Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence the article of slavery was introduced and was later taken out because of all the confusion within that matter. Later, again the subject (slavery) was "ignored"because the constitution couldn't reach a decision. Some reasons the Found Fathers still kept slavery in the constitution was majorly because the issue would divided many of the people. Some Thought that making a better nation was more important than dealing with the issue of slavery for example, one of those men were Benjamin Franklin."We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a nation government." Another man was Mr.Williamson he didn't think slavery was a problem because just like Benjamin Franklin, he thought building a Union was more important. In conclusion I think the Founding Fathers made the right act. Even though slavery was wrong the subject of dealing with making a national government was more important. For example if the founders freed the slaves at that time many people from the South would probably respond in violence and would throw the government into chaos.
per.5 Nataly Roa
They kept slaves in the constitution because historian 1 shows that they could take your private property away which also includes slaves,houses and etc. The evidence for this is "...wanted a united,well-ordered,and prosperous society in which private property-including slave property-would be secure". Another person is Benjamin Franklin, he had a problem because his opinion is a natural government is more important than slavery. the evidence is "I agree to this constitution with all its faults because i think a federal government is necessary for us". Mr. Williamson is similar to Benjamin Franklin's.The founders didn't make the right decision because slaves aren't supposed to be taken, that is one of your private properties.
Briana Sanchez P5.
The founders kept slavery in the constitution even though they were many different types of opinions. Benjamin Franklin agreed to this constitution saying that "I think a federal government necessary for us","we have to accept some of the disagreements in order to build a national government." He meant that he agreed to this that sometimes it is hard to accept selfish views that others may have. Eventually out of all the three historians all infrenced that slavery was important , including Benjamin Franklin. Historian number one said that everyone deserved private property including slaves, historian number two said that the only way they could free slaves was if they were sent back to africa for the reason that racism was going to exsist , and America wouldnt live harmoniously. Finally Historian number three infer that slavery had an important economic implications.Yet Mr Rutledge, Mr Ellsworth , Mr williamson agred no, that slavery wasnt important.
In conclusion there was four people voting yes and three voting no. "The founding fathers were determined to fashion anew nation that they were to b ring an end to slavery."In my opinion I think that it was the right choice to let slavery come to an end . All me are all the same there shouldnt be any descrimiation between and type of race .
Per.5 Yenny R.
The reason the Founding Fathers kept slavery even though they said that "All Men Are Equal" is because if the Founding Fathers agreed to get rid of slavery the Southern States would just walk out. The founding Fathers wanted to bring a new nation instead of bringing an end to slavery."The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery." Benjamin Franklin did have a problem with slavery but he knew if he didn't agree to not to end slavery the Northern states would just walk out, so he had no choice to just agree to it so the Southern States wont walk out."I agree to this Constitution with all its faults because I think a federal (national) government necessary for us." Mr. Ellsworth didn't have a problem with slavery because the decisions of slavery belong to the states themselves and whatever they do they end up doing it too. "Let every state do as it pleases. the morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states themselves."
In conclusion, i do not think they did the right decision because its just breaking the law that "All Men Are Equal".
per.5 Nataly Roa
They kept slaves in the constitution because historian 1 shows that they could take your private property away which also includes slaves,houses and etc. The evidence for this is "...wanted a united,well-ordered,and prosperous society in which private property-including slave property-would be secure". Another person is Benjamin Franklin, he had a problem because his opinion is a natural government is more important than slavery. the evidence is "I agree to this constitution with all its faults because i think a federal government is necessary for us". Mr. Williamson is similar to Benjamin Franklin's.The founders didn't make the right decision because slaves aren't supposed to be taken, that is one of your private properties.
Period 4
Lesly E.
The reasons why founders kept slavery in the constitution, without mentioning 'slavery',in the Declaration of Independence was because slavery sound cruel and miserable and decide to use careful word by referring 'the people'. King George III was blame for the continuation of slave trade. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the paragraph or would be approve or sing by founders.
Bracamonte Bucio
per.4
10/8/14
In my opinion I think that the founders made the right decision because there the ones who stopped slavery.They also stopped discrimination.they also made laws to help people.
Elian v.
p4
the Founders made the 3/5 Compromise over representation, agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade i think the this is important because the founders again faced the issue of slavery trade as they created the constitution and i think the this is interesting and important for the people.
Manuel Ban 10-8-14
The reason that they let the slavery in consitution was because Mr.williamson said that the slavery was not a problem to him because southern state could not be a member of the union if the slave trade ended. Other people said that the slavery would not affect like Benjamin Frankin because when you assemable a large group of men. Mr. Ellsworth said no because the decision was there themsilevs
p4 Anson Z
the main reason the founders kept slavery it was because the founders made the 3/5 compromise over representation they agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade and inserted a requirement to return escaped slaves to their owners
P4 Aylein Tirado 10-08-14
The Founders kept slavery in the constitution because" the Founders made the 3/5 compromise over representation. They also wanted to keep the slaves because what ever goods the slaves produce they will sell it and keep the money.
Henry M 10/8/14 per4
The reason is that the founders keep in slavery in the constitution was that they found slavery and the slave trade as they created the constitution. Another reason was that they found slaves that escaped and they had to return them to their owner. Another reason was that the southern state could not be members of the union if the slave trade ended . Also that wisdom of slavery and decisions belong to the states themselves.
period 4
Aribelle G
The Founders kept the slavery in the Constitution because some of the founders wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence. For example Mr.Ellsworth and Mr.Williamson had a problem with slavery ...
Angie P
They kept slavery in the constitution because some founders wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence. Every founder needed to sign to constitution or it wouldn’t get accepted. The difference between the Declaration of Independence and slavery is in 1776, everyone thought that men with equal rights were more important than slavery because they would call black people property and not humans. Everyone had to accept the disagreements in order to build a better government.
Nydia F.
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because some of the founders wouldn't agree or sign the Declaration of Independence.
lucio R. PER.4 10/8/14
In my opinion i think that the founder made the right decision because they want to stop discrimination and slavery and make a new law to stop slavery.
Lesly Contreras
per 4
The reason why founders off the paragraph 3\5made the compromise over representation over agreed on the gradual elimination of the slaves trade and inserted a requirement to return escaped slaves ti their owners
it is impotent because the funders again faced the issue of slavery and the slave trade as they created the constitution
Teresa N.
per.4
The reason why founders took off the paragraph talking about "slavery" was , because it seems that was describes as cruel, miserable and they used the word people. They blamed King GeorgeIII for the continuation of the slavery trade. Also the founders made 3\5 compromise over representation ,and inserted a requirement to return the escaped slavery's.
Lesly Contreras
per 4
The reason why founders off the paragraph 3\5made the compromise over representation over agreed on the gradual elimination of the slaves trade and inserted a requirement to return escaped slaves ti their owners
it is impotent because the funders again faced the issue of slavery and the slave trade as they created the constitution
Teresa N.
per.4
The reason why founders took off the paragraph talking about "slavery" was , because it seems that was describes as cruel, miserable and they used the word people. They blamed King GeorgeIII for the continuation of the slavery trade. Also the founders made 3\5 compromise over representation ,and inserted a requirement to return the escaped slavery's.
Ryan Azpeitia Per.4
10/08/14
In my opinion I think that the founder made the right dicision to take out the paragraph so slavery they are the ones who stopped it.
Teresa N.
per.4
The reason why founders took off the paragraph talking about "slavery" was , because it seems that was describes as cruel, miserable and they used the word people. They blamed King GeorgeIII for the continuation of the slavery trade. Also the founders made 3\5 compromise over representation ,and inserted a requirement to return the escaped slavery's.
Per. 4 Abraham Quintero
The founders kept slavery in the Constitution because the Founders made the 3/5 Compromise over representation and agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade and inserted a requirement to return escaped slaves to their owners.
ANTOINE- ESPARZA
per 4 10/8/14
no because when you assemable a large group
in my opinion the founders of the constitution kept slavery because they needed slaves for all types of reasons for example they would have them working in the fields
alan sanchez per4 history
They kept slavery in the constitution because MR. Ellsworth said there was no problem because he doesn't care the actions of the state.Also because the founders said they take profit out of the slaves.thats why they maid a aw called Three-Fifths.
Emily
Araiza
per4
10/8/2014
No because Mr.Rutledge there were not talking about the slavery.
Diana S
Per 4.
They kept slavery in the constitution because , with no slavery they will not be able to make money and do trade on slavey , and also they would declaration of independence
P.4 Leslie Ortega
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because some of the men didn't think it was a problem. One example is Mr. Rutledge. He said "no because they will not care about the increases of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce." "If the Northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce," said Mr. Rutledge. One man that thought it would be a problem is Mr. Ellsworth. He thought it was a problem because he's worried about the states getting separated and not working together to become stronger. "
Melanie Soch Per 4
They keep slavery in the constitution because after the wars was fought and won the founders faced the slavery and traded as they created the constitution. Then the founders made 3/5 compromise over representation agreed on elimination of the slave trade and that men are created equal.
Alberto Aguilar
Per. 4
History
MR.Albert
They kept slavery because the people who owned the slaves didn't want to work hard like the slaves.Also they kept the slaves because all the slaves did all the work for the work for the and the slave owners were not used to do that much work for themselves.Also they didn't want to give up there slaves cause they can sell them and they can stay rich.They also kept the slave because they did they triangle trade and they can get some thing else for the slaves and they can sell them or trade them.That why the founders kept all the slaves.
P4 NATHANC
The founders left slavery in the constitution even though the declaration of independence claimed that all men should be treated equal becuse buy selling the goods thtat slaves produce ,they will gain more money.
P4 NATHANC
The founders left slavery in the constitution even though the declaration of independence claimed that all men should be treated equal becuse buy selling the goods thtat slaves produce ,they will gain more money.
Anahi M.
Per:4
In main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are created equal because Thomas Jefferson worte a paragraph he comment that slavery in his first draft of the Declaration.He even included that King George III was against slavery because he own slave and Thomas was a owner of slavery to but he told every person that owned slave to stop because ot has cruel to own slave and miserable because King George was Christian but he didnt know how to act like a christinan like others to help other people.
Period 4
Lesly E.
The reasons why founders kept slavery in the constitution, without mentioning 'slavery',in the Declaration of Independence was because slavery sound cruel and miserable and decide to use careful word by referring 'the people'. King George III was blame for the continuation of slave trade. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the paragraph or would be approve or sing by founders.
Kevin M. Per.4
The constitution decided to keep slavery because without the south then the Declaration Of Independence wouldn't have the signatures it needed. To become an Independent Country the south had to sign the Declaration Of Independence. Mr. Rutledge didn't want to agree with the Declaration Of Independence because he had slaves in the south and without his slaves he feels that he would have no more power. Mr. Jefferson wanted to end slavery and he also wanted all people to be equal and free. Rutledge says this has nothing to do with equal rights. So in order to end slavery they had to take out Jefferson's Paragraph or else the south would've never singed the Declaration and we wouldn't have the state that we have today.
Period 6 Yessica Carrillo
The Founders included slavery in the Constitution even though the Declaration of Independence claimed all men were equal because slaves weren't counted as people in the North. They were counted as property. Some people in the North like for example Mr. Rutledge stated slavery wasn't a problem to him because they were making money off them. Other people like Benjamin Franklin stated slavery was a problem but they had to accept the disagreements and the government is more important. The Founders did make the right decision in putting it in the Constitution because they needed to put an end to it. People should find out how cruel they're treating people in the South.
Aylene N. PER.6
The reason why the founders kept slavery in the constitution,even though the D.O.I claimed that all man are equal is because a paragraph was deleted from the rough draft of the D.O.I written in 1776 blaming King George III for trans-Atlantic slave trade. And during the constitutional convention the founders made 3/5 compromises agreeing on gradual elimination of slave trade of a requirement to return slaves that escaped back to their owners.
Laura B. per. 6
The reason why the D.O.I. didn't have it because founders faced the issue of the slavery while they were creating the constitution. Because of this the the founders made the 3/5 compression over the representation. They all agreed with it with the gradual elimination of slavery. If the slaves escaped they have to be returned to there rightful owners. Since the constitution had it there was no point on having it on the D.O.I., but while the constitution was being created the northern and the southern were planing on being apart. The southern wants to be apart of the union. The northern don't want the southern to leave. If the slave trade was gone the southern wouldn't be part of the union. So to not make a big deal out of it they put it in the constitution instead of the D.O.I.
Jesus Guerrero
PER.6
10/8/14
The founders kept the slaves because the founder knew that it was better to keep the contries together than to get rid of the slaves and they knew that they can make money off slaves than to split up the contries.
Julissa Alvarez
Per. 6
Why did the founders keep slavery in the constitution?
As the Revolutionary war had been won. There was and upbringing conflict of slavery. The 3/5 compromise was accepted in representation; but whether or not slavery should exist was unknown, at the time. Many of the Founding Fathers had their buts and ifs. Some thought that if slavery was unaccepted the " southern states" wouldn't wan't or won't be part of the union. For example,Mr. Williamson, " Southern states would never be part of the union if the slave trade ended." This shows fear of the southern states not being part of the union. In addition others thought of americas own interest. Mr. Rutledge thought slavery benefited both sides (northern and southern); "if the northerns think about their own interest, they will not oppose to the increase of slaves.... profit.. selling goods that the slaves produce." Another example of why it was allowed was Benjamin Franklin. He thought that having a government was worth keeping slavery in america. " I agree to this constitution will all it's faults , because I think a federal government is necessary." Also, Ellsworth thought that the states shall do as it pleases it will make the nation whom they are.
In conclusion, I think that the Founding Fathers id the right thing. If they didn't sacrifice slavery existing, then the U.S wouldn't e complete. Although I think slavery should have never existed in the first place.
Founders decided to not take slavery because it will bring to many problems. One problem will be that the southern states will not accept it and that will mean that they won't be part of the union. If the southern states didn't accept the constitution they will not be able to make a better nation and won't get rid off King George I I I. If the founders took slavery out the southern states won't help to defeat the king and get more rights. The founders accept this because they want to take care of there private property and slaves. The founders also accepted because they wanted to build a national government.The reason the southern states wanted to stay with there salves was because some of them enrich on them.
Alejandro Rodriguez
period 6
Period2. Anallely B.
The founders kept slavery even though the declaration of independence claimed that all men were created equal because the North, counted the slavery as property. For example Mr. Rutledge who lived in the North it wasn't a problem, " No because Northerns were making money out of it." Northerns had benefits because of the slaves. Benjamin Franklin said it was a problem" slavery was a problem to him but he stated he would have to live with this disagreement." i think the founders didn't make a right decision....
Founders decided to not take slavery because it will bring to many problems. One problem will be that the southern states will not accept it and that will mean that they won't be part of the union. If the southern states didn't accept the constitution they will not be able to make a better nation and won't get rid off King George I I I. If the founders took slavery out the southern states won't help to defeat the king and get more rights. The founders accept this because they want to take care of there private property and slaves. The founders also accepted because they wanted to build a national government.The reason the southern states wanted to stay with there salves was because some of them enrich on them.
Alejandro Rodriguez
period 6
the declaration of independence was written in 1776. joshua Valencia +_=
Jesus Guerrero
PER.6
10/8/14
The founders kept the slaves because the founder knew that it was better to keep the contries together than to get rid of the slaves and they knew that they can make money off slaves than to split up the contries.
jose.b period 6
The reason why the founders kept slavery in the constitution even though it was in the declaration of independence is that people still had slave after the declaration of independence, the souther still had slaves so Benjamin franklin and the another northerns try to get ride of slavery. As said by Williamson , Southerns should not become apart of union because it is wrong to force anyone to work if not absolutely sure. I believe that the founders made a good choose because it is wrong to trit people unfairly and as it say in the declaration of independence people our born all equal
Catherine A. period 6
The founding fathers decided to keep slavery in the Constitution because the founders faced the issue of slavery and the slave trade as they created the constitution. In the text it says, ''...the Founders made the 3/5 Compromise over representation, agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade.''
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Jesus Guerrero
PER.6
10/8/14
The founders kept the slaves because the founder knew that it was better to keep the contries together than to get rid of the slaves and they knew that they can make money off slaves than to split up the contries.
Damaris Martinez period 6
The founders continued to keep slavery because they thought that it was more important to form a new country than to end slavery.The founders also never thought of getting rid of slavery because the talk of freedom and equality was left behind.They just wanted to secure privet property and slaves were just that property."America in general and the men at the convention in particular wanted a united ,and, well ordered ,and prosperous society in which privet property including slave property would be secure"
Stephany B. Period 6
The founding fathers decided to keep slavery in the constitution was because they faced the issue of slavery. "The founders made the 3/5 Comprise over representation, agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade." They also wanted to return back the slaves that escaped back to their owners. I think they made the wrong decision, because the mens were already treated equal
P6 Christian S Javier M I think because a lot of people were scared of king George and they thought that if they were to agree they what of got tortured. Many people hardly cared about changing anything in the constitution. They just cared about themselves ,thats why they kept slavery in the constitution.
Priscila Lopez Period 6
The founders kept slavery in the constitution because the founders faced the issue of slavery trade . So they created the constitution . The founders made 3/5 compromise over the representation. So i think they kept it because slavery was a big issue .
Christopher H.
P6-G&C History
The Founders kept slavery in the Constitution because they were threaten by the Southern states that they will not sign the Declaration Of Independence, and the North cared more for their own benefit.
P6 Gisselle V. 10-8-14
Slavery
"What Were The Main Reasons That The Founds Kept Slavery In The Constitution, Even Though The Declaration Of Independence Claimed That 'All Men Are Created Equal?"
The Founding Fathers Of The Constitution Kept Slavery Because Of Many Reasons...Most Didn't Really Care About The Slaves Opinion, They Only Cared About There Lands. Benjamin Franklin Thought We Should Stop Slavery, But Then Again Benjamin Franklin Was A Slave Owning-Family... Mr.Ellsworth, One Of The Founders, Thought That Every State Should Have The Right To Do What Ever That Pleases Them, But Many Disagree With Him. Mr.Rutledge Worried About The Selling Goods The Slaves Produce. So To Answer Your Question The Founding Fathers Kept Slavery In The Constitution Because Of Slavery Trade, Product Goods,Lands& I'm Sure Theres Many More Reasons, But Those Are 3 Main Reason I Agree To.
Jonathan Garcia
per.6
10/8/14
The founders kept slavery because they thought
Michelle Miranda P6.
The Founding Fathers kept slavery in the constitution because,they thought that keeping them was more important to form a brand new country than ending slavery . The Founders also never thought of getting rid of slavery because the say of freedom and equality was left far behind . The Founders just wanted/needed private property and slaves were there property , "America in general and the men at the convention in particular wanted a united and well ordered and prosperous society in private property would be secure."
P6 Helen G. 10/8/14
The Founders kept slavery in the constitution because if the Founders didn't then the southern states wouldn't sign the constitution. Mr. Williamson said that the ''southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended.'' In the constitution it says that'' all people were treated equally'' but slaves were not treated equally because slaves got hit,tortured, and not teated like other people. Slaves needed to do whatever their owners told them if not they would punished. An example is that historian number 1 says that the men in the constitution never thought of getting rid of slavery because they wanted a ''well ordered private property in which included slave property would be secure.'' And they didn't want to get rid of the slaves because the slaves made objects which they would sell and give the money to the owners.
Martin A Ramirez
Aziz Iriqui
per.6
The founding fathers had said all men and women are created equal ,but if they are equal why are their still slaves? I am going to answer that question. Thomas Jefferson thought to add a paragraph on slavery ,but their were some complains. Mr. Rutledge said it wasn't a problem ,because slaves pick cotton and cotton makes clothes. Mr. Ellsworth said it wasn't a problem ,because that the country should choose. Mr. Williamson thought it is a problem ,because if they got rid of slavery the souther people would not be part of the constitution. Benjamin franklin thought slavery was a problem ,because people should make the united states then end slavery.
6 PERIOD 10/8/14
Mirian J.
The Founding kept slavery in the Constitution because if they didn't the Southern were not going to sign the constitution.Even though the Declaration of Independence says that,''all men are created equal'',slaves were treated equal. They were abuse,tortured,selled, and forced to do what there owners told them to do.For example,in historian one,he man of Constitution never thought of getting rid of slaves.the man of constution cared more about there private property with out slaves they wouldn't be able buy more things because they wouldn't have enough money.The founding
jose.b period 6
The reason why the founders kept slavery in the constitution even though it was in the declaration of independence is that people still had slave after the declaration of independence, the souther still had slaves so Benjamin franklin and the another northerns try to get ride of slavery. As said by Williamson , Southerns should not become apart of union because it is wrong to force anyone to work if not absolutely sure. I believe that the founders made a good choose because it is wrong to trit people unfairly and as it say in the declaration of independence people our born all equal
P6 Miguel H
The Founders kept slavery in the constitution because the southern states won't sign the declaration of independence,then there won't be enough signatures in the declaration of independence for King George III.
Karyna P. PER.6
The main reasons that the founders kept slavery in the Constitution was because one paragraph was deleted from the rough draft from the D.O.I and a paragraph blaming King George III for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The founders faced the issue of slavery and the slave trade again as they created the Constitution. The founders made the 3/5 Compromise that agreed on the gradual elimination of the slave trade and the requirement to return escaped slaves to their owners.
P6 Eunice C 10/8/14
The Founders kept slavery in the constitution because some of the people didn’t want slavery. Some people from the southern states wouldn't sign the constitution. like Mr. Williamson had no problem because the ''southern states couldn’t be a member of the union if the slave trade ended.’’ Like Benjamin Franklin had a problem with the constitution. HE said that the people should accept the disagreements and he wanted to build a national governments. In the constitution, it said that all people were treated equally, but the slaves weren't treated equally. They were hit, tortured and weren’t treated like other people. The slaves had to do whatever the owners told them or they would get punished. Like historian 1, he said that the men at the constitution didn’t want to get rid of slavery.Americans and the men wanted a well-ordered society.
P1 Maria S
The founding fathers kept the slavery in the constitution even though the Declaration of Independence claimed that "all men are created equal" because the majority of them believed that a civil and strong union is more important than trying to abolish slavery. "We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government" as stated by Benjamin Franklin. One of the reasons that they kept it is because if they took it out, half of the country, the southern states, wouldn't have signed the Constitution. Another reason is because if they did not have the southern states on their side, they would've lost against Great Britain. Another reason is that a government that forced other members of the union to agree to what is being said is wrong and working our disagreements with compromises is the way to go. "It is wrong to force anything that is not absolutely necessary, and which any state must disagree to." - Mr. Williamson
I believe that the founders made the right decision even though slavery is an awful thing and it should have been abolished, they still made a compromise that made the states civil and formed a strong government. They're decision led to what America is today and I would not change a single thing about it.
There were three theories about why the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution. The key is to see which one has corroboration. First was Historian #1, Mr. Kaminski. His idea was that private property and economics, a "well ordered and prosperous society," was the Founders first priority. His view was supported by Mr. Rutledge, who noted that both North and South profited from the slave trade.
The second theory was by Mr. Hall, historian #3. Hall says it's all about creating a new nation rather than worrying about slavery. Benjamin Franklin, who says that they had to accept some "disagreements," such as slavery, both Ellsworth and Williamson support that view.
Although historian #2, Mr .Freehling, makes the point about racism being the reason the Founders kept slavery in the Constitution, none of the statements of the Founders corroborate that thesis.
Were the Founders right in their decision. It is hard to say for sure, although we know that eventually slavery would come back to cause the worst war in U.S. history, the Civil War. However, they did have to make tough decisions, and I have to respect that. I think that the best idea would have been to gradually reduce slavery, such as was done with the slave trade. One idea was the children of slaves would be free, although the parents would remain slaves. Another idea would be to reduce the 3/5 compromise to 2/5 in 10 years, 1/5 in 20 years, and to 0/5 in 30 years. That would also serve to get rid of slavery, and might have been supported by the South.
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