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Excerpt from "Frederick Douglass" by NPS.gov
Slavery and Escape
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in February 1818. Enslavers often ripped apart or fractured family relationships. Young Frederick barely knew his mother, who died when he was a young child on a distant forced labor camp. He never knew his father. When he turned eight years old, his enslaver forced him to work for a family in Baltimore.
At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and write in the streets of Baltimore. At twelve, he bought a book called The Columbian Orator. It was a collection of revolutionary speeches, debates, and writings on natural rights.
When Frederick was fifteen, his enslaver sent him back to the Eastern Shore to labor as a fieldhand. Frederick rebelled intensely. He educated other enslaved individuals, physically fought back against a "slave-breaker," and attempted to seize his freedom through a bold, but ultimately unsuccessful plan.
Frustrated, his enslaver returned him to Baltimore. This time, Frederick met a young free Black woman named Anna Murray. Anna Murray used her money to buy him a train ticket, risking her own safety to help him seize his freedom. On September 3, 1838, with the ticket in hand, he boarded a northbound train dressed as a sailor. In less than 24 hours, Frederick arrived in New York City. His lifelong search for freedom was well underway. After escaping, Frederick Douglass first lived at the Nathan and Polly Johnson house in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The home is now a National Historic Landmark.
The Abolitionist Movement
After seeking freedom, Frederick and Anna were married. They decided that with the human traffickers in New York City, it was not a safe place for Frederick, so they settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. There, they adopted the last name "Douglass" and started their family. The family grew to include five children: Rosetta, Lewis, Frederick, Jr., Charles, and Annie.
After finding employment as a laborer, Douglass began to attend abolitionist meetings and speak about his experiences. He soon gained a reputation as an orator, and was paid to speak about slavery by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. This took him on speaking tours across the North and Midwest.
Douglass's fame as an orator increased as he traveled. Still, some of his audiences suspected he had never been enslaved. In 1845, he published his first autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, to lay those doubts to rest. The narrative gave a clear record of names and places from his enslavement.
To avoid being captured and re-enslaved, Douglass traveled overseas. For almost two years, he gave speeches and sold copies of his narrative in England, Ireland, and Scotland. When abolitionists offered to purchase his freedom, Douglass accepted and returned home to the United States legally free. The Douglass family relocated to Rochester, New York.
In Rochester, Douglass took his work in new directions. He embraced the women's rights movement, helped people on the Underground Railroad, and supported anti-slavery political parties. Once an ally of William Lloyd Garrison and his followers, Douglass started to work more closely with Gerrit Smith and John Brown. He bought a printing press and ran his own newspaper, The North Star. In 1855, he published his second autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom, which expanded on his first autobiography and challenged racial segregation in the North.
Question 1
Use the article excerpt to answer questions 5-8.
QUESTION FIVE
How does the author organize the section "The Abolitionist Movement"?
(1 point)
Responses
The author discusses the problems of slavery in the southern United States.
The author discusses the problems of slavery in the southern United States.
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
The author organizes it by comparing other abolitionist movements in history.
The author organizes it by comparing other abolitionist movements in history.
The author details the legal consequences of Douglass's actions.
The author details the legal consequences of Douglass's actions.
Question 2
QUESTION SIX
What can be inferred about Anna Murray based on her actions described in the text?
(1 point)
Responses
Anna Murray was born in a different state from Frederick Douglass.
Anna Murray was born in a different state from Frederick Douglass.
She was a person who was primarily motivated by financial and societal gain.
She was a person who was primarily motivated by financial and societal gain.
She was not involved in abolitionist activities after Douglass’s escape because she wanted to protect her children.
She was not involved in abolitionist activities after Douglass’s escape because she wanted to protect her children.
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
Question 3
QUESTION SEVEN
Which of the following best reflects the central idea of the text excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
Frederick Douglass eventually expanded his courageous activism to include women's rights.
Frederick Douglass eventually expanded his courageous activism to include women's rights.
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
Frederick Douglass was an accomplished writer and publisher.
Frederick Douglass was an accomplished writer and publisher.
Slavery broke apart Douglass' family and forced him into labor in his childhood.
Slavery broke apart Douglass' family and forced him into labor in his childhood.
Question 4
QUESTION EIGHT
In the sentence, "Enslavers often ripped apart or fractured family relationships," the words "ripped apart" and "fractured" are used:
(1 point)
Responses
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.
With positive connotations, to suggest that families could be made stronger.
With positive connotations, to suggest that families could be made stronger.
With neutral connotations, to indicate only the physical separation of families.
With neutral connotations, to indicate only the physical separation of families.
With negative denotations, to connect the subject to medical terminology.
Slavery and Escape
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in February 1818. Enslavers often ripped apart or fractured family relationships. Young Frederick barely knew his mother, who died when he was a young child on a distant forced labor camp. He never knew his father. When he turned eight years old, his enslaver forced him to work for a family in Baltimore.
At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and write in the streets of Baltimore. At twelve, he bought a book called The Columbian Orator. It was a collection of revolutionary speeches, debates, and writings on natural rights.
When Frederick was fifteen, his enslaver sent him back to the Eastern Shore to labor as a fieldhand. Frederick rebelled intensely. He educated other enslaved individuals, physically fought back against a "slave-breaker," and attempted to seize his freedom through a bold, but ultimately unsuccessful plan.
Frustrated, his enslaver returned him to Baltimore. This time, Frederick met a young free Black woman named Anna Murray. Anna Murray used her money to buy him a train ticket, risking her own safety to help him seize his freedom. On September 3, 1838, with the ticket in hand, he boarded a northbound train dressed as a sailor. In less than 24 hours, Frederick arrived in New York City. His lifelong search for freedom was well underway. After escaping, Frederick Douglass first lived at the Nathan and Polly Johnson house in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The home is now a National Historic Landmark.
The Abolitionist Movement
After seeking freedom, Frederick and Anna were married. They decided that with the human traffickers in New York City, it was not a safe place for Frederick, so they settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. There, they adopted the last name "Douglass" and started their family. The family grew to include five children: Rosetta, Lewis, Frederick, Jr., Charles, and Annie.
After finding employment as a laborer, Douglass began to attend abolitionist meetings and speak about his experiences. He soon gained a reputation as an orator, and was paid to speak about slavery by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. This took him on speaking tours across the North and Midwest.
Douglass's fame as an orator increased as he traveled. Still, some of his audiences suspected he had never been enslaved. In 1845, he published his first autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, to lay those doubts to rest. The narrative gave a clear record of names and places from his enslavement.
To avoid being captured and re-enslaved, Douglass traveled overseas. For almost two years, he gave speeches and sold copies of his narrative in England, Ireland, and Scotland. When abolitionists offered to purchase his freedom, Douglass accepted and returned home to the United States legally free. The Douglass family relocated to Rochester, New York.
In Rochester, Douglass took his work in new directions. He embraced the women's rights movement, helped people on the Underground Railroad, and supported anti-slavery political parties. Once an ally of William Lloyd Garrison and his followers, Douglass started to work more closely with Gerrit Smith and John Brown. He bought a printing press and ran his own newspaper, The North Star. In 1855, he published his second autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom, which expanded on his first autobiography and challenged racial segregation in the North.
Question 1
Use the article excerpt to answer questions 5-8.
QUESTION FIVE
How does the author organize the section "The Abolitionist Movement"?
(1 point)
Responses
The author discusses the problems of slavery in the southern United States.
The author discusses the problems of slavery in the southern United States.
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
The author organizes it by comparing other abolitionist movements in history.
The author organizes it by comparing other abolitionist movements in history.
The author details the legal consequences of Douglass's actions.
The author details the legal consequences of Douglass's actions.
Question 2
QUESTION SIX
What can be inferred about Anna Murray based on her actions described in the text?
(1 point)
Responses
Anna Murray was born in a different state from Frederick Douglass.
Anna Murray was born in a different state from Frederick Douglass.
She was a person who was primarily motivated by financial and societal gain.
She was a person who was primarily motivated by financial and societal gain.
She was not involved in abolitionist activities after Douglass’s escape because she wanted to protect her children.
She was not involved in abolitionist activities after Douglass’s escape because she wanted to protect her children.
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
Question 3
QUESTION SEVEN
Which of the following best reflects the central idea of the text excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
Frederick Douglass eventually expanded his courageous activism to include women's rights.
Frederick Douglass eventually expanded his courageous activism to include women's rights.
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
Frederick Douglass was an accomplished writer and publisher.
Frederick Douglass was an accomplished writer and publisher.
Slavery broke apart Douglass' family and forced him into labor in his childhood.
Slavery broke apart Douglass' family and forced him into labor in his childhood.
Question 4
QUESTION EIGHT
In the sentence, "Enslavers often ripped apart or fractured family relationships," the words "ripped apart" and "fractured" are used:
(1 point)
Responses
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.
With positive connotations, to suggest that families could be made stronger.
With positive connotations, to suggest that families could be made stronger.
With neutral connotations, to indicate only the physical separation of families.
With neutral connotations, to indicate only the physical separation of families.
With negative denotations, to connect the subject to medical terminology.
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**QUESTION FIVE**
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
**QUESTION SIX**
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
**QUESTION SEVEN**
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
**QUESTION EIGHT**
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.
The author explains Douglass’s work with various people and groups within the movement.
**QUESTION SIX**
Anna Murray risked her safety and used her resources to help Douglass escape.
**QUESTION SEVEN**
Douglass overcame the hardships of slavery, shared his story publicly, and became a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement.
**QUESTION EIGHT**
With negative connotations, to emphasize the destructive nature of slavery.