2nd Inaugural
What year did Pres.Lincoln gave the 2nd Inaugural address?
1865.
How did the Slaves feel about the holiday called 4th of July?
It is a reminder of the freedom that they were not given.
What was the percentage of the slave population?
1/8 of the population.
How does Fredrick Douglass start off his speech?
He starts saying why he is there standing before a crowd, and questions the people in the audience.
True or False: This speech was given before the Civil War.
False
What does Fredrick Douglass mean when he says, "How can we sing the Lord's song in strange land."
How are they supposed to sing the songs of a religion that they do not know, in a land that they are not familiar with when it has been forced appon them.
What did Pres.Lincoln want everyone to have after the Civil War?
Peace and rebuild the country.
In paragraph one, Fredrick Douglass uses the term "us" more than once. Who is he referring to?
He is referring to the Slaves and himself.
Did both North and South want war? If no, who would wanted it and who did no?
Both Parties did not want war, but the South was more willing to keep to go to war in order to keep slavery.
What Jerusalem city did Douglass reference in his speech?
Babylon.