Well, this is a broad question, so I'm not quite sure what answer you're looking for, but the simplest answer, which used to get me confused, is: the monomer is a repeat unit of the polymer. Let's start by analyzing the words monomer and polymer. Mono = one, and poly = many. Now, lets go back to the science.
History of the United States with 150+ answers. According to one source: Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at least 25 presidents count slave owners among their ancestors.. http://www.slate.com/articles/li... However, to put this into perspective this would be 37 that were either slave owners themselves or descended from slave owner ancestors - or 84%.
Slavery was an accepted way of life in early colonial America. Without the work of slaves and indentured servants, the growing economy of the colonies would have been limited. Almost all of our country's founding fathers owned slaves at one time or another, including Benjamin Franklin.