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WorksheetsFrederick Douglas
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who took care of Douglass until he was about 6 years old?
his master's wife
his mother
his aunt
his grandmother
How long did it take for Frederick Douglass to escape slavery?
5 years
60 years
20 years
10 years
What group of words describe Frederick Douglass's life in slavery?
other people told him what to do, where to live, and what to eat
other people gave him classes and skills
other people left him alone to make a good life for himself
he worked hard all day without being paid, went to school, lived in a small cabin with parents
Being a slave means....
Slaves could travel where they wanted.
Young slaves were taught to read.
Slaves who escaped to free states were safe.
Slaves had to obey their masters.
Why was teaching a slave to read against the law?
slave owners thought it would give the slave too much power
slave owners thought the slave would tear up the books
slave owners thought it would teach the slave how to be better farmers
slave owners thought it would make the slave worth more money
The power to move or act as you wish and do what you want to do is called....
freedom
racism
slavery
segregation
Why did slave owners consider Frederick Douglass a bad example? (pick more than one)
he used bad language
he knew how to read
he tried to escape
he did bad work
To officially stop something, such as a law is...
object
abolish
inclusive
reject
After gaining his freedom, what was the name of Frederick Douglass's newspaper?
The North Star
The Underground Railroad
The Slave Papers
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglas
The first person to help Frederick Douglass learn to read was...
a white friend
Mrs. Auld
his grandmother
another slave
Frederick Douglass traveled to what country to escape slavery?
Canada
Senegal
England
Mexico
How old was Douglass when he was sent back to the farm after living in Baltimore?
12
15
18
20
Douglas was still a slave when he escaped Baltimore to go to New York?
True
False
