Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass is a famous ____.

• writer and abolitionist

• president

• singer

• baseball player

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Who was the first person to teach Frederick the alphabet?

• His grandmother

• His school teacher

• His master's wife

• Other slaves

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Why was it illegal to teach slaves to read and write?

• So that they didn't learn about the ideas of freedom and equality

• So they couldn't write to their families

• So they wouldn't be able to read their masters' letters

• So they wouldn't get good grades in school

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How did Frederick teach himself to read and write?

• He went to school on the plantation.

• He secretly watched the white children study and got them to show him new letters.

• He borrowed a book from the library.

• He watched a video on YouTube.

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True or false? Frederick secretly taught other slaves to read the Bible.

• True

• False

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How did Frederick Douglass escape from slavery?

• He dressed as a free sailor and took a train to New York.

• He escaped through the Underground railroad.

• He mailed himself to the North in a box.

• He joined the army.

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True or false? Frederick Douglass was a conductor for the Underground Railroad.

• True

• False

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True or False? People liked Frederick's autobiography so much that it became a bestseller.

• True

• False

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After he published his autobiography, where did Frederick go to avoid being caught and brought back into slavery?

• Canada

• Mexico

• California

• Ireland

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Frederick advised President Lincoln on what topic?

• money

• education

• the environment

• civil rights & ending slavery

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