Chapter 1
Where was Frederick Douglass born?
Tuckahoe
What crime did Mr. Gore commit?
He shot a slave named Demby for not listening to him after calling his name 3 times.
How old was FD when he left Colonel Lloyd's plantation?
7 or 8
enslaved people, cows, sheep, horses and pigs
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
What was Frederick Douglass' mom's name?
Harriet Bailey
What is the name of Mrs. Hicks husband?
Giles Hicks
Who does FD go to live with in Baltimore in chapter 5?
Mr. and Mrs. Auld
slaves were worth the same as...
cows, sheep, horses, and swine
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass' father was a...
white man
What is a synonym for justice?
fairness
Who teaches FD his alphabets?
Mrs. Auld
What is the book that changed FD's life?
The Columbian Orator
What was the name of the document that freed all the slaves within the rebellious area? and who was it issued by?
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Frederick's first master?
Captain Anthony
What crime did Mrs. Hicks commit?
she killed a young slave girl for not waking up when her baby was crying.
Mr. Auld
a conversation between a slave and a master.
Who's on the nickel?
What was the first bloody encounter Frederick Douglass witnessed and where did he hide?
The beating of Aunt Hester
In the closet
What was the difference between the punishment for Mrs. Hicks and Mr. Gore?
an warrant was issued for Mrs. Hicks while Mr. Gore was left untouched.
What does Mr. Auld say learning to read would make FD feel?
List ONE reason why.
"discontented and unhappy"
FD would learn about the life he COULD be living versus the life he IS living and realize the injustice.
how do we KNOW FD successfully learned how to read and write?
He wrote a book about his own life.
What did Eli Whitney invent?
the cotton gin