Text of Book
Chapter 4, page 1
Chapter 4, page 2
Chapter 4, page 3
Chapter 4, page 4
Chapter 4, page 5
Chapter 4, page 6
Chapter 4, page 7
Chapter 4, page 8
Questions
| 1) | What is this chapter mainly about? |
| 2) | Who was the first overseer that Frederick Douglass remembered at Colonel Lloyd's farm? |
| 4) | How did the overseer in Chapter 4 talk with slaves? |
| 5) | Douglass wrote that "When he whipped, he seemed to do so from a sense of duty, and feared no consequences."
What did "consequences" mean in this context? |
| 6) | In the same quote as the last question, what does "duty" mean?
"When he whipped, he seemed to do so from a sense of duty, and feared no consequences." |
| 7) | What happened to Demby? |
| 8) | Frederick Douglass wrote that Mr. Gore's "horrid crime was not even submitted to judicial investigation."
What does "judicial" mean? |
| 9) | Frederick Douglass describes the legal situation of slaves during this time. What were slaves rights? |
| 10) | In Maryland, what was the punishment for killing a slave? |
| 11) | Why did Frederick Douglas' fellow slaves fish for oysters? |
| 12) | Frederick Douglass used the pharse "a common saying." What does "a common saying" mean? |
| 13) | What else would you like to learn about the treatment of slaves during this time? |