1.   They could own property, including slaves, and owned about a third of the land.

2.   Barry Clifford of Provincetown, Mass., is salvaging the Whydah, a pirate ship whose crew included escaped slaves, and charging admission to see the display.

3.   Barry Clifford of Provincetown, Mass., is salvaging the Whydah, a pirate ship whose crew included escaped slaves, and charging admission.

4.   But under the Electoral College system, Virginia was granted more electoral votes based on its overall population, including slaves, Amar said.

5.   The plantation, including slaves, then was given to Gen. Greene by an appreciative state of Georgia for his role in the Revolution.