Frederick Douglass believed that 1) slavery prevented Americans from living up to the principles of the Constitution. He argued that the institution of slavery was fundamentally at odds with the values of freedom and equality that the Constitution represented. Douglass was an outspoken advocate for abolition and strongly opposed the idea that any person could be considered property, asserting that slavery violated the core tenets of American democracy and human rights.
After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles
of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
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1 slavery
2 popular sovereignty
3 abolition
4 manifest destiny
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