Enslaved
Becoming Free
Accomplishments
Vocabulary
Misc.
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Frederick Douglass wasn’t allowed to learn how to read as a child. Why?
He was a slave, and they weren’t allowed to learn to read.
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How did Frederick Douglass prove he was a slave?
He wrote a book about his life
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Frederick Douglass helped hide enslaved people who were trying to escape from slavery by being a conductor on what?
The Underground Railroad
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A person who wants to end slavery is a...?
abolitionist
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Who was the president during slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
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Even though Douglass had a job at a shipyard, he wasn’t allowed to keep the money he made. Why?
Douglass was a slave and forced to work without pay.
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How did Frederick Douglass escape from slavery?
dressing as a sailor and taking a train to New York.
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What was the name of Frederick Douglass’s newspaper?
The North Star
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A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom was ...?
The Underground Railroad
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a person who helped people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad____
Conductor
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What kind of man was Frederick Douglass? Why?
Answers may differ
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How did Frederick Douglass become free?
Two of his friends paid $711.66 to buy his freedom from Hugh Auld
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Why did he name his newspaper The North Star?
That's what guided the slaves to freedom
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A cruel system in which someone legally owns or controls another person is called...?
Slavery
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Explain how Frederick Douglass showed freedom of expression. Give at least two specific examples.
Giving speeches about abolishing slavery and writing a book about his life as a slave
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What did abolitionists want?
They wanted to end slavery
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Once he got to New York, what did Frederick Douglass worry about?
Slave catchers
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How was Frederick Douglass honored in 1967?
He was the first African American pictured on a postage stamp.
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Equal treatment under the law is called...?
Justice!
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
abolished slavery
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How did Douglass eventually learn to read?
He gave poor white boys from the neighborhood bread to teach him.
500
What cardinal direction did the slaves have to travel to become free?
North
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What did Douglass think about women's rights?
He believed women should have the right to vote.
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A strong feeling or opinion formed unfairly or without knowing the facts is...?
prejudice
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what is the purpose of timelines?
They display the order of events in history
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