Question

the founders of the united states wrote and advocated for freedom while enslaving other human beings. they claimed an identity as americans, not british, while displacing the first peoples of the americas. they saw the value and power in being able to vote while taking no steps to give the vote to anyone but white men. match the name of the founder with a contradiction in his life.
samuel adams
thomas jefferson
george washington
benjamin franklin
general who won the revolutionary war. tried to recapture an enslaved woman who escaped from his home.
kept his own children enslaved. wrote the declaration of independence.
advocated for a sense of american identity. contributed to the displacement of indigenous people. pushed for expanded voting rights. saw no reason for white women or people of color to be able to vote.

Explanation:

1. Samuel Adams: General who won the Revolutionary War, tried to recapture an enslaved woman who escaped from his home.
2. Thomas Jefferson: Kept his own children enslaved, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
3. George Washington: Pushed for expanded voting rights. Saw no reason for white women or people of color to be able to vote, contributed to the displacement of indigenous people.
4. Benjamin Franklin: Advocated for a sense of American identity.

Answer:

Samuel Adams: General who won the Revolutionary War, tried to recapture an enslaved woman who escaped from his home.
Thomas Jefferson: Kept his own children enslaved, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington: Pushed for expanded voting rights. Saw no reason for white women or people of color to be able to vote, contributed to the displacement of indigenous people.
Benjamin Franklin: Advocated for a sense of American identity.