Mr.

Nuckolls Minnesota History Class

Name _____________________
Frederick Douglass

He was born in Talbot County _________ around 1818. He was sent to _______ at a

young age to the house of _________. He was taught the _________ at age 12 by

_______.

What was slavery like?

He was _________ and sold as property. Forbidden to be _________. Frederick

Douglass believed that _______ was the pathway to ________.

How did he get free?

He escaped with the help of __________ his future wife. He left in _______ and

married Anna later that year. They took the name _______ before moving to New

Bedford, _________ and there they became the Douglass.

As an abolitionist

In _________, he began attending ____________________ and wrote his first

book. A Narration of _________________ was his first book. He left the ______

for some time coming back to publish more ___________ newspapers.

What else did he do?

He served as _________ of the Freedmans Savings Bank. He was US Ambassador to

the Dominican Republic, Minister-resident and consul-general to the Republic of

______, and he became the first African American nominated for vice president in

1872.

In 1877, he visited the home of ________________ one of his former masters and

reconciled with them.