When the Americans drew up the Declaration of Independence, they opted to leave out slavery. It was considered a topic of great debate at the time and would eventually tear this country apart nearly 100 years later. Whether it was for good or bad, the founding fathers had their reasons for leaving it out. After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified which abolished slavery. In other words, no one would be allowed to own another person for the purposes of servitude. However, during the American Revolution, slavery was a very real thing. The southern colonies relied on slaves to handle all of the labor in the fields. That is how plantation owners were able to sustain a living and grow much needed crops for the
