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:

A) Samuel Adams - owned slaves
B) Thomas Jefferson - wrote that all men are created equal but owned over 600 slaves
C) George Washington - owned over 300 slaves but spoke of liberty
D) Benjamin Franklin - owned slaves but later became president of an abolition society