Frederick Douglass

Where was Frederick Douglass born?

• Maryland

• Arkansas

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

Which of the following best describes Frederick Douglass' life as a child?

• Happy

• Rich

• Free

• Slave

How did Frederick Douglass learn to read?

• His mother taught him

• In a local school

• He mostly taught himself

• He learned from older slaves

True or False: Slave owners were encouraged to educate their slaves and teach them how to read and write.

• True

• False

What disguise did Frederick Douglass use during his escape from slavery?

• Soldier

• Blacksmith

• Engineer

• Sailor

When did Frederick Douglass take the last name 'Douglass'?

• He was born with it

• When he was ten and his mother died

• When he was a free man

• After the Civil War

What did abolitionists want to put an end to?

• Alcohol

• Slavery

• The Civil War

• Mr. Kuhn's birthday

What famous convention did Frederick Douglass attend in Seneca Falls, New York?

• The first women's rights conference in Seneca Falls, NY

• The Black Freemen Convention

• The 13th Amendment Convention

• The first convention for Native American rights

What did President Lincoln do in order to protect black soldiers in the Civil War?

• Prohibited black soldiers from fighting on the front lines

• Refused to allow black soldiers to join the war

• Gave them special weapons

• Threatened to execute one Southern prisoner for every black soldier executed in a Northern prison

What U.S. President did Frederick Douglass work with to help get black men the right to vote?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Andrew Johnson

• Howard Johnson

• Randy Johnson