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Primary Sources - Famous Speeches: Frederick Douglass, "Men of Color, To Arms!"

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Frederick Douglass, "Men of Color, To Arms!". Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Frederick Douglass, "Men of Color, To Arms!". Then answer the questions below.
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Which question does this source best answer?

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What reasons did Frederick Douglass use to support his argument for Black men to enlist? Select two correct answers.

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Drag each quote from the source into the correct box based on whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.

  • "The core of this first regiment is now in camp at Readville..."
  • "Massachusetts now welcomes you to arms as soldiers."
  • "Liberty won by white men would lose half its luster."
  • Fact
  • Opinion