24-25 What to a Slave is the 4th of July Vocab & comp

Frederick Douglass wanted _______.

• to help enslaved children

• money

• to be a land owner

• justice for slaves

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What happened to Frederick's mother?

• She died when he was young

• She ran off and married a white enslaver

• She mysteriously disappeared

• She ran away and was a free woman in the north

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Which of the following are examples of dehumanization?

• All of these.

• Slaves were often taken away from parents as babies.

• Slaves were not allowed enough food.

• Slaves often slept on the ground in shacks.

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The children born to woman who was enslaved were

• also enslaved people

• better than their mothers

• sent to jail

• granted freedom

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What is Douglass’s most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

• to make readers agree that reading is important

• to inform readers about the life of a slave

• to express feelings about Master Hugh

• to tell an interesting story from his past

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What do slaves not have knowledge about?

• Who their children are

• Their ages and birthdays

• Their race

• Who their master is

What was Frederick Douglass best known for?

• Drawing cartoons for a Newspaper

• Inventing Toothpaste

• Baking cakes

• Lecturing and writing about abolishing slavery

Who first taught Douglass the alphabet and sparked him to want to learn more?

• Sofia Auld

• Mr. Thomas Auld

• The white boys that he would give bread

• He taught himself

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How did Frederick Douglass learn to read?

• Frederick was taught the basics by the wife of his master, a shipwright.

• Frederick learned to read at a school for former slaves.

• Frederick's mother taught Frederick to read.

• Frederick was taught to read by a slave breaker, Edward Covey

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Which one of these was a different way/technique that Douglass used to learn to read AND write?

• All of these were ways he learned to read and write.

• He befriended white boys and had them teach him.

• He was able to get books such as The Columbian Orator and read while running errands in order to practice.

• While working on ships, he would trace capital letters with his finger.

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