Virginia's founding fathers

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slave owners
planters
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Declaration of Independence
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complex legacies
personal relationships with each other
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia's founding fathers
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gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
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gptkbp:isKnownFor oratory skills
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gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Burgesses
gptkbp:isPartOf Virginia's_political_culture
Virginia's_revolutionary_movement
Virginia_elite
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gptkb:William_&_Mary
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