Narrative of the Life of an American Slave Vocabulary

What term describes a person who advocated for the end of slavery?

• Orator

• Abolitionist

• Chattel

• Subjugation

What is the act of freeing someone from slavery or oppression called?

• Dehumanize

• Emancipation

• Servitude

• Oppression

Which term means to deprive someone of human dignity or qualities?

• Resilience

• Providence

• Dehumanize

• Barbarity

What is prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control known as?

• Injustice

• Oppression

• Scourge

• Subjugation

Who is a skilled public speaker?

• Orator

• Abolitionist

• Chattel

• Emancipation

What term is often used to describe enslaved people as property?

• Plantation

• Chattel

• Servitude

• Peculiar Institution

What is the act of bringing someone under control or enslavement called?

• Subjugation

• Resilience

• Providence

• Barbarity

What is the ability to recover from or adjust to challenges or adversity?

• Oppression

• Resilience

• Injustice

• Dehumanize

What term refers to divine guidance or care, often referenced by Douglass in a religious context?

• Providence

• Emancipation

• Scourge

• Orator

What euphemism was used for slavery in the Southern United States?

• Chattel

• Peculiar Institution

• Plantation

• Servitude