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I will get 100% on my test if I know this

2007-03-15 09:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by Cute Dancer 2 in Politics & Government Government

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Whoa ... that's hard. I can only find one:

George Taylor (1716-1781)—George Taylor came to the colonies as an indentured servant and eventually was an Ironmaster at the Warwick Furnace and Coventry Forge. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1775-1777. He returned to Pennsylvania and was elected to the new Supreme Executive Assembly, but served for a very short period of time because of illness and financial difficulties. His Durham Furnace manufactured ammunition for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=549
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/declaration/Declaration_AboutTheSigners.pdf

UPDATE:

WHOA! Believe it or not:

Benjamin Franklin was the sole Founding Father who was once owned by someone else and was among the few to derive his fortune from slavery.

As an indentured servant, Franklin fled his master before his term was complete. When it comes to the self-made American success story, Franklin wrote the book. His father was so poor that he considered giving his son as an offering to the church. Instead, he indentured him as a servant to his older brother, who beat him regularly.

Here are two citations:
http://www.networlding.com/news/index.jsp?article_id=9
http://www.amazon.com/Runaway-America-Benjamin-Franklin-Revolution/dp/0809083140

Good luck! Get that 100%

2007-03-15 09:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bonny K 4 · 1 0

george taylor, as the person above me said

and matthew thornton (not sure on this one, website source doesnt mention george taylor)

http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/bondservant.html


edit-

well if the person above says its franklin, i guess im wrong.

2007-03-15 17:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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