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Primary Sources: Excerpt from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave"
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Read the passage
Primary Sources: Excerpt from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave."
Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage
Primary Sources: Excerpt from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave."
Then answer the questions below.
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D2.His.1.9-12
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Question 2
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Question 3
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What type of source is this?
newspaper article
autobiography
letter
speech
What does the source reveal about the system of slavery in the United States? Select
two
correct answers.
Enslaved people were often separated from their families and sent to live elsewhere
Enslaved people could choose to move to new places if they wanted to
It was uncommon for enslaved people to be allowed to learn to read
It was common for enslaved people to be sold at public auctions
The treatment of enslaved people was the same in big cities and on plantations
Drag each item to the correct box. According to Douglass, which items reflect the lives of enslaved people in the city versus on plantations?
Enslaved people generally had enough food to eat
Slave owners did not want to be known as cruel by their neighbors
Young enslaved children were forced to do farm labor
Enslaved people were regularly whipped severely and not clothed
In the city
On plantations