Name:______________________ Date:_____________ Number:_____

1. _______ A person who wants to end slavery

2. _______ A cruel system in which someone

legally owns or controls another person

3. _______ Equal treatment under law

4. _______ Freedom

5. _______ A secret network of people and hiding

places to help slaves escape to freedom

6. _______ Rights protected by laws

Word Bank

A. Underground

Railroad

B. Liberty

C. Abolitionist

D. Civil Rights

E. Slavery

F. Justice

Directions: Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

Directions: Circle the answer that best answers the question.

7. Frederick Douglass was born in____________.a. 1735b. 1818c. 1972

8. Frederick Douglass was born in____________.a. New Yorkb. Bostonc. Baltimore

9. Frederick Douglass worked to end slavery in the United States. He knew he did not want to be enslaved when he…

a. attended an abolitionist meetingb. heard President Lincoln give a speechc. read about freedom in a book.

10. Douglass escaped slavery by doing what?a. By dressing like a sailor and taking a trainb. By taking the Underground Railroadc. By taking a boat

11. Douglass was friends with this woman who worked against slavery and worked for women’s rights

a. Mary McLeod Bethuneb. Susan B. Anthonyc. Harriet Tubman

12. Frederick Douglass wrote an anti-slavery newspaper called the_____________ ___________.

a. East Windb. North Starc. South Tree

13. Douglass was an abolitionist after he escaped from slavery. An abolitionist

a. wants to put an end to the practice of slaveryb. helps passengers on a trainc. owns an enslaved person

16. The goals Douglass strived for during his lifetime were accomplished. Circle one: True False

14. Douglass helped sign up African American soldiers to fight for the north during the battle over slavery. What was the name of the war that took place over slavery?

a. World War I b. Civil Warc. Revolutionary War

15. Douglass often talked with the President of the United States about ending slavery. What President did Douglass work closely with?

a. Obama b. Washingtonc. Lincoln

20 How did the work Douglass did during his life change the world we live in?

Directions: Use the map below to answer questions 17 and 18.

17. Which river is located west of the place Douglass lived? a. Ohio b. Hudson c. Colorado

18. Which mountain range Is located southwest of the place Douglass lived? a. Rocky b. Appalachian c. Rio Grande

Directions: Answer the following questions with a complete sentence.

19. Why wasn’t Douglass not allowed to learn how to read?

Name:____________________ Date:__________ Number:_____

Directions: Circle the answer that best answers the question.

1. A person who wants to end slavery is a ________________.

a. Liberty

b. Abolitionist

c. Justice

2. A cruel system in which someone legally owns or controls another person is called __________________.

a. Underground Railroad

b. Abolitionist

c. Slavery

3. Equal treatment under the law is called _______________.

a. Justice

b. Slavery

c. Liberty

4. Freedom is __________________.

a. Underground Railroad

b. Liberty

c. Civil Rights

5. A secret network of people hiding and hiding places to help slaves escape to freedom is called ______________.

a. Justice

b. Civil Rights

c. Underground Railroad

6. Rights protected by laws are ______________________.

a. Civil Rights

b. Slavery

c. Justice

7. Frederick Douglass was born in____________.a. 1735b. 1818c. 1972

8. Frederick Douglass was born in____________. a. New York

b. Bostonc. Baltimore

9. Frederick Douglass worked to end slavery in the United States. He knew he did not want to be enslaved when he…

a. attended an abolitionist meetingb. heard President Lincoln give a speech

c. read about freedom in a book.