People
What name did Douglass' mother give him as a baby?
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
What items of clothing were child slaves (under 10) given by their masters?
2 linen shirts per year.
No shoes, jackets, pants
Superstition. He did not believe in amulets or good luck charms because he was Christian.
Where was Douglass born?
Maryland
Tuckahoe to be specific
Who said, "Trust No Man" ?
Frederick Douglass
What slave-owning old lady would sit in her living room armed with a whip to hit her slaves as they served her?
Mrs. Hamilton
How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd own?
He had 3 to 400 on his home plantation and even more in neihboring farms.
For the "lucky" slave who was chosen to go on an errand to the "Great House Farm",
being selected represented what?
It symbolized a great achievement because it meant his masters trusted him. It was seen
as big an accomplishment as being elected to Congress!
What city was Douglass living in when he read the following texts, "The Columbian Orator",
Baltimore in Maryland
"If you teach [that slave] ...how to read, there will be no keeping him. It will forever unfit hin to be slave. He will become unmanageable..."
Mr. Thomas Auld
What plantation overseer killed a man named Demby for running into the river to cool his wounds after being whipped?
Mr. Gore
When Douglass was sent to live at Colonel Lloyd's plantation, what was that big plantation headquarters called?
Great House Farm
In justifying slavery with Northern voters, slave owners in the South would point out the singing of the slaves. In truth, what did their singing symbolize?
It symbolized the slaves' misery and heart break over the lives they were forced to live.
When Douglass makes it to freedom, where in the state of New York does he settle down in?
New Bedford.
Who said, "I don't believe you. Let me see you try it"?
The little White boys who helped him learn to read in Baltimore.
According to Douglass, the worst master he ever had was _______ and the least evil was _______.
Mr. Covey
Mr. Freeland
When Captain Anthony died, Douglass had to go for an evaluation of his master's property. What was this process called?
When little Frederick Douglass (7 or 8 years old) was chosen to go to Baltimore ,
he confesses to this readers that he believed his being chosen to go symbolized what?
It symbolized God's special plan for him/ Providence. It was a blessing especially prepared for him by God
so that one day he would be free.
Douglass started his little Sabbath School to teach other slaves to read when he lived in what city?
St. Michael's.
"The truth was, I felt myself a slave, and the idea of talking to White people weighed me down".
Frederick Douglass
Give the name of the other 4 men who attempted an escape from slavery the first time Douglass ran away?
Henry Harris, John Harris, Henry Bailey, Charles Roberts
What was the name of Douglass' sister and his mother?
sister = Eliza
mother = Harriet
New York comes to represent what to Douglass?
A life where a Black man could have a better life with freedom to work and
be respected.
What city did Captain Anthony die in?
Hillsborough
Mr. William C. Coffin