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Frederick Douglass Study Guide

Part 1Vocabulary
abolitionist

civil rights

slavery

liberty

prejudice

rights

enslaved

conscience
conductor

Underground Railroad

expression

justice

freedom

Part 2Fill-in-the-blank
1. Slaves were not allowed to learn to ______________.
2. Frederick Douglass escaped by riding a ______________ to New York.
3. Frederick Douglass wrote a book about his life to prove that he had been
a ______________.
4. Frederick Douglass bought his ______________ with the help of his British
friends.
5. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both believed in ______________
______________ (two words) for African Americans.
6. Frederick Douglass started his own ______________ called The North Star.
7. Frederick Douglass was born in ____________, Maryland.

8. Since Frederick Douglass was a slave, he was forced to ____________

without pay.
9. The ____________ Amendment abolished ____________.
10. Frederick Douglass became the first African American to have his picture
on a ____________ ____________ (2 words).

Part 3Short Answer

11. Why did Frederick Douglass meet with President Abraham Lincoln?

12. Explain how Frederick Douglass was an entrepreneur.

13. How did Frederick Douglass show freedom of conscience and

expression?

14. How did Frederick Douglass escape from slavery?