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  • Were some people enslaved at Monticello born in Africa?
  • Could members of the enslaved community at Monticello read and write?
  • Did enslaved people at Monticello attend church?

Property

  • How many people did Thomas Jefferson own?
  • Was Thomas Jefferson a “Good Slave Holder?”
  • Were people beaten at Monticello?
  • How could Jefferson write “all men are created equal” and still own human beings?
  • How did Jefferson acquire his slaves? 
  • Did Jefferson think that slavery was profitable?
  • Did Jefferson buy and sell enslaved people?
  • Did enslaved people escape Monticello?
  • Did Jefferson free anyone he owned?

Life

  • Did enslaved people marry?
  • Were there cases of resistance at Monticello?
  • Did any of Monticello's slaves run away?
  • What did enslaved people at Monticello wear?

Work

  • How long was the work day?  Did enslaved workers have holidays?
  • Was child labor used at Monticello?
  • Did Jefferson pay any of his enslaved laborers?
  • How did Jefferson feel about slavery?

 

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