11. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 11: Debating Abolition

**Quiz for Document 11.5: Frederick Douglass, Abolitionism and the Constitution (1851)**

Quiz for Document 11.5: Frederick Douglass, Abolitionism and the Constitution (1851)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. Frederick Douglass suggests that, in order to fight slavery most effectively, Americans need to

denounce radical abolitionism and the work of William Lloyd Garrison.

use the tactics of both moral suasion and political action.

join him in supporting, working for, and voting for Liberty Party candidates.

participate in the underground railroad and provide support to runaway slaves.

2. What sentiment does Frederick Douglass’s announcement express about his former political ally William Lloyd Garrison?

Understanding and gratitude

Anger and the desire for revenge

Sadness and resignation

Jealousy and incomprehension

3. According to Frederick Douglass, he changed his mind about the efficacy of political abolitionism and the validity of the Constitution because

of his personal experiences with both slavery and freedom.

radical abolitionists tended to be mostly white, while political abolitionists were black.

he decided that slavery itself was the fundamentally unlawful institution.

he was concerned that widespread skepticism about the Constitution would cause a civil war.

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