Frederick Douglass

How did learning to read inspire Frederick Douglass to make a change?

• he read about freedom and lead to him escaping slavery
• he did not learn to read because it was against the law
• he went to school with white children

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Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?

• rowing boats
• making speeches
• singing hymns and rap songs
• making pottery

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Douglass gained his freedom by:

• asking the law makers to grant him his freedome
• never gaining his freedom
• a group of his British friends purchased him from from Hugh Auid

How did Douglass' meetings with President Lincoln help to expand civil rights?

• They talked about improving conditions for African Americans and ending prejudice in the US
• President Lincoln began guiding slaves from freedom on the Underground Railroad
• Douglass convinced President Lincoln to allow escaped slaves to hide in his house

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, to end ___________________

• voting
• slavery
• the Underground Railroad

What is NOT one way Frederick overcame the obstacle or barrier  in his childhood?

• Gave bread to white boys to help him learn to read
• read school books from Auld's son when they were not home
• listen to others when they told him he couldn't learn to read

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What is NOT one way Frederick overcame obstacles or barriers in his adult life?

• he wrote a newspaper to share his message of anti-slavery
• he escaped slavery by dressing as a sailor and boarding a train
• he came back from Great Britain to help other escape slavery
• he remained under Mr. Auld ownership singing songs everyday

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What is the location of Douglass' birthplace?

• Maryland
• Philadelphia
• New York
• Boston

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Fredrick Douglass traveled many places.  What did he do while he was in Maryland?

• was a silversmith
• worked for a shipbuilder and boarded a train with a sailor's ID
• attended and taught school

Fredrick Douglass traveled many places.  What did he do while he was in Great Britain?

• wrote the North Star and worked in the shipyard
• born and raised here
• lived here out of fear of being caught by a slave catcher