Frederick Douglass Reading Response

How did Frederick Douglass learn to read ind write?

• He attended school, just as most boys and girls of that era did.

• He taught himself, after learning the basics from his owner's wife.

• He was taught late in life, by William Lloyd Garrison.

• He never did learn to read or write.

Why did slave owners not want their slaves to know how to read?

• They were afraid that if they knew how to read, they would desire more freedom.

• They didn't want them to be able to read maps that showed escape routes.

• It was a long-held Southern tradition that reading led to impure thoughts.

• They did want slaves to read, and those who couldn't learn, were punished.

What was the title of Frederick Douglass's autobiography?

• The North Star

• The Portrait of an American Slave

• The Dream of Hope: The Story of Frederick Douglass

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

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

• The Liberator

• The North Star

• The Advocate

• The Phoenix

Which of there is not stated as something Frederick Douglass did during, or after, the Civil War?

• He recruited soldiers for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

• He continued campaigning for African American rights.

• He founded the early environmentalist movement.

• He fought for women's rights.

Douglass was separated from his family in his late teens.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

He was separated from his family at the age of 7!

Teaching slaves to read was highly discouraged.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Douglass managed to escape slavery on his first attempt.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

He escaped on his third attempt.

Douglass gave his first public speech in Nantucket at the age of 23.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Douglass started his own newspaper, an anti-slavery publication known as The Liberator.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

His newspaper was called The North Star.