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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Dehumanize

• Emancipation

• Servitude

• Oppression

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Resilience

• Providence

• Dehumanize

• Barbarity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

• Injustice

• Oppression

• Scourge

• Subjugation

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who is a skilled public speaker?

• Orator

• Abolitionist

• Chattel

• Emancipation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Plantation

• Chattel

• Servitude

• Peculiar Institution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Subjugation

• Resilience

• Providence

• Barbarity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Oppression

• Resilience

• Injustice

• Dehumanize

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Providence

• Emancipation

• Scourge

• Orator

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• Chattel

• Peculiar Institution

• Plantation

• Servitude

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9