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Where was Frederick Douglas born?
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Maryland
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Why did Frederick Douglas escape to New York?
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New York was a free state
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What did Fredick Douglas teach himself how to do?
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Read and write
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Why was Douglas in danger in New York?
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Because of the slave catchers looking for him.
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What did Douglas do while he was in New York?
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He was a public speaker and he spoke about equal rights for all people.
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What is an abolitionist?
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Someone who wants to end slavery.
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Who started to teach Douglas to read?
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Sophia Auld
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Why did Sophia Auld stop teaching Douglas to read?
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Because she was breaking the law.
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What does anti-slavery mean?
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Being against slavery
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What was the newspaper called that Douglas started?
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The North Star
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Why was Douglas not allowed in the White House to meet President Lincoln?
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Because he was African American
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President Lincoln made an announcement that ended slavery. What was that announcement called?
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Douglas made many speeches. What were they mostly about?
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Antislavery
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How did Douglas escape to freedom?
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He borrowed a free sailor's paper and rode a train to New York but he was still not a legally free person.
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How did Douglas become legally free?
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His friends paid the Auld's $711.66 for his freedom.
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