WorksheetsFrederick Douglass: An American Hero
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Learning to read was important to Frederick Douglass. He became a great writer, speaker, and fighter for __________________________.
a)
civil rights
b)
american history
c)
education
d)
the president
2.
In the early 1800s, it was against the law for enslaved people to learn to _________.
a)
cook
b)
drive
c)
read
d)
work
3.
Frederick Douglass wanted _________, or freedom, for all the enslaved people.
a)
work
b)
liberty
c)
health care
d)
unemployment
4.
In the 1830s, the question of whether or not to allow slavery _______ the United States.
a)
excited
b)
united
c)
brought together
d)
divided
5.
Slaves were not paid for their work and were bought and sold like _____________.
a)
clothes
b)
property
c)
pencils
d)
services
6.
Douglass escaped by dressing like a _____________ and taking a train to the north.
a)
sailor
b)
cook
c)
lawyer
d)
doctor
7.
Douglass went to _____________ meetings to discuss abolishing, or ending, slavery.
a)
election
b)
school board
c)
educational
d)
abolitionist
8.
Douglass started an anti-slavery newspaper called the______________________.
a)
Abolitionist Telegraph
b)
The North Star
c)
Slavery Gazzette
d)
Daily Star
9.
His friend was ________________ who worked against slavery and for women’s rights.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Julie Johnson
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
10.
Douglass was a conductor for the ___________________. This was a secret network of people, routes, and hiding places that helped slaves escape to freedom.
a)
Oriental Express
b)
National Railroad
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Slavery Movement
11.
. During the Civil War, President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. Emancipation means making someone ___________ .
a)
work
b)
free
c)
sick
d)
educated
12.
Douglass showed that ____________, or never giving up, is important to reaching goals.
a)
education
b)
justice
c)
determination
d)
equality
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