Historians Have Debated Whether President Thomas Jefferson Had Sexual Relations

question 18

Multiple Choice

Historians have debated whether President Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with one of his slaves,Sally Hemings,and produced slave children by her.Textbook author Judy Aulette concluded that

• A)the accusations were false and were promoted by political enemies of Jefferson.
• B)the DNA evidence supports the assertion that at least one of Sally Hemings children was fathered by Jefferson.
• C)we will probably never know because there is no real evidence,just rumors.
• D)Jefferson loved his wife too much to have an affair with anyone much less with a slave.

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