Douglass' History
In what city did Fredrick Douglass escape from Slavery?
Baltimore, Maryland
What was the method that Douglass' masters used to "prove" that a slave had stolen fruit?
Tarring the fences
Which document says
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.
The Declaration of Independence
Define: Dehumanize
To strip someone of the basic human dignity.
What city did Douglass end up living in after he escaped?
Rochester, NY
What would happen if Slaves did not show up on time for field work?
Severely whipped.
Who stated "Four score and Seven Years ago...
Abraham Lincoln
Define: Blasphemy
Insulting on a religious level
What is name of Douglass' famous speech that he gave at The Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society?
What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
What was ironic about the Slaves and how they sang songs?
They were sung with rapturous tones, but the content of the song was horrifying.
Who stated
a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.
Fredrick Douglass
Define: Abundance
A large amount of
What is the name of the paper that Douglass would first join?
The Liberator
What was the amount of food the Slaves were given for the season?
8 pounds of pork or fish and 1 bushel of corn meal
Who said
I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good.
John C. Calhoun
Define: Dictate
To determine or command
What is the name of the paper that Douglass would create?
The North Star
Why did the Slaves frequently stay up into late hours?
They were busy cleaning, mending, and preparing for tomorrow's work.
Who stated
Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? that he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood? How should I look today, in the presence of Americans, dividing, and subdividing a discourse, to show that men have a natural right to freedom? speaking of it relatively, and positively, negatively, and affirmatively. To do so, would be to make myself ridiculous, and to offer an insult to your understanding. There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven, that does not know that slavery is wrong for him.
Fredrick Douglass
Define: Odiousness
A quality worthy of hatred