Why did George Washington one slaves

The reason why has to do with law, marriage and a family that disagreed with their patriarch's evolving views on slavery. Like nearly all wealthy landowners in Virginia, George Washington owned enslaved people who worked his land. He received the first enslaved workers of his own when his father died in 1743.

food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.

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