History
The year that Frederick Douglass was born
What is 1818?
At first, Douglass’s mistress treated him in this way.
What is kind, caring, or nice?
A person who works to end slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
Identify the infinitive in this sentence:
“Frederick Douglass learned to read despite punishment.”
"to read"
In the phrase “mental darkness,” Douglass is referring to this.
What is lack of education or knowledge?
This woman taught Frederick Douglass the alphabets.
Who is Frederick Douglass's mistress?(Slaveholder's wife)
Later, Douglass’s mistress treated him this way.
What is cruel, angry, ugly or harsh?
The act of publicly criticizing something as wrong.
What is denunciation?
This type of verb ends in -ing or -ed and acts as an adjective.
What is a participle?
When Douglass says slavery made his mistress’s heart “stone,” he means this.
What is she became cruel and uncaring?
After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass became well known for this occupation.
What is an Abolitionist, writer, speaker?
Douglass’s mistress changed suddenly because of this reason.
Her husband and/or slave law.
Clever tricks or plans used to achieve a goal(Another word for strategy)
What are stratagems?
Identify the participle in the sentence:
“The frightened boy hid the book.”
"frightened"
“Education and slavery were incompatible” means this(not two different things)
They could not exist together.
This newspaper was published and edited by Frederick Douglass
What is the North Star?
This strategy helped Douglass continue learning to read and write.
Making new friends
A life story written by the person who lived it.
What is an autobiography?
An infinitive is made up of these two parts.
What are to + a verb?
The phrase “given an inch, take a mile” suggests this about Douglass.
He took every opportunity to learn.
Frederick Douglass was born in this state.
What is Maryland?
This book inspired Douglass to think about freedom and escape slavery.
What is The Columbian Orator?
Cruel or unfair treatment that limits freedom.
What is oppression?
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?
“Douglass risked punishment to learn how to read.”
"to learn how to read"
This word best describes Douglass’s attitude toward learning.
Determined or Persistent