Fredrick Douglass Summative Assessment

Frederick Douglass was taken away from his parents when he was 18 years old.

• True
• False

Frederick Douglass was enslaved. What does enslaved mean?

• Free to work and keep his earnings.
• Forced to work and keep his earnings. 
• Free to work and forced to give up pay.
• Forced to work and to give up pay. 

What is a conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• A person who checks tickets on board a train. 
• A person who helped people escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
• A person who sells tickets before you board the train.
• A person who checks your tickets when you are on board a boat. 

Is the conductor of the Underground Railroad similar to the conductor of a train?

• Yes
• No

What is slavery?

• A happy system where one person willingly lets another person own them. 
• A cruel system in which someone legally owns or controls another person.
• A system that is ok.
• A monarchy with a king and queen.

What is a strong feeling or opinion formed unfairly or without knowing all of the facts?

• civil rights
• prejudice
• freedom
• expression

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A secret network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.
• Rights protected by people. 
• Not being controlled by someone. 
• Forced to work without pay.

Frederick Douglass was friends with this U.S. president.

• Barack Obama
• George W. Bush
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 

• a person who wanted to end slavery.
• a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
• a person who fought for women's rights.
• a presidential candidate.

Frederick Douglass wanted _______.

• to help slave children.
• money. 
• to be a land owner. 
• justice for slaves.