Posted on by

Question #8

What does the word "ground" mean in the sentence below?

"The ground for his refusal was a failure on my part, one Saturday night, to pay him for my week's time."





Posted on by

Question #9

Frederick Douglass thought that even more people want to escape slavery, but one thing kept them from leaving.

What kept people from attempting to escape slavery?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

Posted on by

Question #12

When Mr. Ruggles asks Frederick Douglass where he wants to go, what does Frederick say?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

Posted on by

Question #13

What is the name of Frederick Douglass' wife?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.

Posted on by

Question #14

Frederick Douglass explained that "I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of 'Frederick.' I must hold on to that, to preserve a sense of my identity."

What did "preserve" mean?





Posted on by

Question #15

Frederick Douglass compared the people that lived in New Bedford with the people he saw in Maryland. Which three words described the people that Frederick Douglass saw in New Bedford?

poorer

noisier

happier

stronger

healthier

unemployed

Posted on by

Question #16

What did Frederick Douglass read that described the anti–slavery cause?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.

Posted on by

Question #17

Where did Frederick Douglass give his first public anti–slavery speech?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.