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Question

Read the main ideas and key details from “Young Frederick Douglass.”

Select Main Idea 1 or Main Idea 2 to classify each key detail.

Key Detail
Main Idea 1

Douglass puts his education to good use throughout his life.

Main Idea 2

Douglass dedicates his life to helping black people achieve equality.

Douglass publishes an autobiography about his life.

He supports the Underground Railroad, which helps people held in slavery escape.

He works in different government positions and establishes a newspaper.

Douglass gives lectures about the abolitionist cause.

Answer 1

Here’s how you can classify each key detail according to the main ideas provided:

Key Detail: Douglass puts his education to good use throughout his life.

• Main Idea 1

Key Detail: Douglass publishes an autobiography about his life.

• Main Idea 1

Key Detail: He supports the Underground Railroad, which helps people held in slavery escape.

• Main Idea 2

Key Detail: He works in different government positions and establishes a newspaper.

• Main Idea 1

Key Detail: Douglass gives lectures about the abolitionist cause.

• Main Idea 2

This classification reflects how Douglass utilized his education and experiences to advocate both for himself and for the broader cause of equality for black people.