George Washington Could Not Afford To End Slavery In his writings, George Washington felt very strongly that slavery was an institution that needed to be eliminated from American society. However, there were several circumstances that arose following the American Revolution that would prevent Washington from actively pursuing the elimination of slavery during his lifetime. It is certainly plausible that George Washington’s personal economic short-comings, forefront in the setting of conflicting political agendas and the …showed first 75 words of 1812 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1812 total…building. <b>Works Cited</b> <li>Carroll, J.A., and M.W. Ashworth. George Washington: A Biography. Vol. 7. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1957. 7 vols. <li>Fitzpatrick, John C., ed. The Writings of George Washington. 39 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1933. <li>Freeman, Douglass S. George Washington: A Biography. Vol. 6. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1955. 7 vols. <li>Sparks, Jared. Correspondence of the American Revolution, Letters to Washington. 4 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1853.