11. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FERMENT IN THE NORTH, 1820

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 11.4 Frederick Douglass, What, to the American Slave, is Your 4^th of July?

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 11.4: Frederick Douglass, What, to the American Slave, is Your 4^th of July?

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Why did Frederick Douglass choose to speak on July 5th instead of July 4th, 1852?

To get more people in attendance

To extend the holiday be one more day

To create more anticipation

To emphasize the truth of July 4th for slaves

2. What is Douglass’s answer to his own question regarding the meaning of July 4th for slaves?

It is a fraudulent celebration to hide misdeeds.

It is a sacred religious holiday from African traditions.

It is a day free from typical manual labor.

It is a normal day of work and service.

3. What does Douglass offer to the audience of the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society that few others could bring to that setting in New York?

Good oratory

Personal experience

A new perspective

Abolition sentiment

4. How does Douglass fit within the context of America in the 1850s?

He was indicative of the large number of runaway and rebellious slaves.

He represented the emerging middle class of Americans.

He was part of the increasingly loud abolition movement.

He opposed the political activism of women.

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