Understanding Frederick Douglass

In what year was Frederick Douglass born?

• 1820

• 1845

• 1818

• 1838

How did Frederick Douglass learn to read and write?

• Self-taught and from a slave owner's wife

• From his parents

• From fellow slaves

• In school

What was Douglass's birth name?

• Frederick Washington

• Frederick Smith

• Frederick Johnson

• Frederick Bailey

Who encouraged Douglass to speak about his experiences as a slave?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Tubman

How did Douglass escape from slavery?

• On foot

• Through the Underground Railroad

• Using a fake ID

• By boat

What was the name of the newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?

• The Freedom's Journal

• The Liberator

• The Abolitionist

• The North Star

What significant event did Douglass attend in 1848?

• The founding of the NAACP

• The American Civil War

• The Seneca Falls Convention

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What role did Douglass have during the Civil War?

• Soldier

• Advisor to President Lincoln

• General

• Spy

In what year did Frederick Douglass die?

• 1865

• 1901

• 1877

• 1895

Why did Douglass continue to fight for equal rights after the Civil War?

• To travel the world

• To become president

• Because states were not abiding by new amendments

• To earn money