Frederick Douglass - Early Life

Frederick Douglass was a slave.

• True
• False

Who taught Frederick Douglass how to read?

• his mother
• Sophia Auld
• Hugh Auld
• Thomas Auld

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.

How did Douglass learn to read?

• a small slave school
• his master's wife and some white boys
• his master's three daughters
• Douglass could not read

Where was Douglass born?

• Maryland
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Mississippi

When he was 16 Douglass was sold to Edward Covey, a "slave breaker." What was a "slave breaker?"

• A person who owned a lot of slaves.

• A person who was known for breaking the will of "troublesome" slaves.

• Someone who traded slaves to other people.

What happened when Douglass finally "snapped" and fought Edward Covey?

• Douglass won and Covey never beat him again.

• Covey won and Douglass had to run away.

• Covey ran away, so Douglass chased after him.

What did Frederick Douglass decide was the Key to getting his freedom?