9.13.13 Soc Studies Frederick Douglass Flashcards
Douglass was not allowed to learn to ______________ or to attend school.
read
Frederick Douglass was a __________
slave
Frederick Douglass wanted to be free. He escaped from ____________, ________.
Baltimore, Maryland
Douglass moved to ______________, _______________ after he escaped slavery.
New Bedford, Massachussetts
After Douglass escaped slavery, he became an _______________.
abolitionist
After he won his freedom, he risked his life speaking out against ____________.
slavery
Frederick Douglass founded a newspaper called ___ __________ ___________.
The North Star
Douglass’ paper The North Star helped spread his ideas about _________ _____________ all across the United States
civil rights
__________ _____________ was the main thing that Douglas fought for.
Civil Rights
President ____________ ______________ was supporting the freedom of slaves.
Abraham Lincoln
The disagreement between states who believed in slavery and those who disagreed with it caused a _________ war within the states.
civil
During the Civil War, Douglas helped sign up __________ ______________ men as __________ soldiers
African American
Union
Douglass met with President Lincoln to discuss the problem of unfair treatment of __________.
slaves
The ___________ won the Civil War, and slavery ended.
Union
After the Civil War, slavery ended but __________ did not. Douglass continued to fight for justice for African Americans and for equal rights for ____________.
prejudice
women
Douglass showed _____________ and was determined to make a difference.
diligence
Douglass wrote an ______________ to share with otehrs what life for slaves was like.
autobiography
An ______________ is a person who wants to end slavery.
abolitionist
The rights that are protected by laws are _______ _________.
civil rights
A _______________ is what we call a person who helped people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
conductor
____________ is equal treatment under the law.
Justice
A strong feeling or opinion formed unfairly without knowing all of the facts is being ______________.
prejudiced
A system in which someone legally owns or controls another person is ___________.
slavery
The _____________ _______________ was a network of people and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom.
Underground Railroad