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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.

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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.

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Question 1

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What type of source is this?

newspaper article

autobiography

letter

speech

Question 2

2.

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

Question 3

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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 were regularly whipped severely and not clothed
Enslaved people generally had enough food to eat
Young enslaved children were forced to do farm labor
Slave owners did not want to be known as cruel by their neighbors

In the city
On plantations

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