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George Washington was a slave owner, like many other wealthy individuals of his day. However, including "cruel" in the question implies that anyone who owned slaves made them a bad person. Washington's Last Will actually freed his slaves, so it is hard to imagine that he would have been a cruel owner.
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∙ 12y agoGeorge Washington owned well over 100 slaves and there are accounts of him owning as many as 300. He believed in the extermination of the native Americans and is said to have treated his slaves with great brutality when they did not obey. He also raped the slave women. But this would have been common for men that owned slaves during that time. Slaves were not seen as human beings, but as work animals. and The women to be worked and raped as these men saw fit
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∙ 11y agoYes, he had slaves. He had a huge plantation and had slaves. There is speculation that a slave woman had a boy by him or his brother. This was a common practice in his time ( Jefferson had 6 children by Sally Hemmings a slave on his plantation) . It is not certain that the boy is his, but he is buried at Mt. Vernon and was treated as a member of the family as he grew up.
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∙ 14y agoYes he did. He was a rich VA planter and had a working plantation so he had slaves. I saw a history channel program last night that stated he may have also fathered a child by a slave named Venus. This was very common and the boy was taken care of by the Washington family and is buried at Mt. Vernon. The only way to be sure would be to get DNA from Washington's tomb.
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∙ 13y agoNo..He was very kind, trustworthy and soft - spoken to the slaves he owned. ..He was not mean , harsh nor abusive; and treated his slaves equally like members of his own family.
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∙ 15y agoHe owned some slaves so that is up to you to decide
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∙ 11y agoHe said that there could not be any more slaves and he set them free.
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∙ 14y agoYes, but once he died he made it clear that after his wife died he wanted ALL of his slaves freed
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∙ 14y agoNo !
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What happened to George Washington's slaves when he died?
George Washington actually willed that the slaves he owned be freed upon the passing of his wife, Martha. George Washington was the 1st President of the United States.
What were two effects of the emancipation proclamation?
Free slaves
What US President freed his slaves when he died?
The US President who freed his slaves when he died was President George Washington. In his will, he stipulated that his slaves be freed upon his wife's death, which occurred after his own passing.
Which president owned 200 slaves?
George Washington owned 200 slaves. His personal slave was released upon his death immediately. The other slaves were to be freed upon the death of Martha Washington. Martha freed them 12 months after George died.
Was George Washington carver parents slaves for George Washington?
no
British slave owners?
They were racist and white One of them was George Washington, the future president, who had 1000 slaves.
The black eye on George Washington's white house?
Slavery is considered the black eye on George Washington's White House. He brought nine of his personal slaves to the President's residence.
Was George Washington the president in 1903?
George Washington was not president in 1903. Washington was president from 1789 to 1797. Theodore Roosevelt was president in 1903.
Which president was a surveyor?
George Washington
Why is Martha Washington?
Martha Washington was famous for being the wife of the first U.S. President, George Washington. Shortly after her husband's death, she released any freeing slaves that they had to their freedom.
What is the number of presidencies from George Washington to George W. Bush?
George Washington was the 1st president, George Walker Bush is the 43rd president.
Who was the frist president?
George Washington George Washington
