Frederick Douglass chapter 1 – Flashcards
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Why is Frederick not sure when he was born?
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He wasn't allowed to be told & he wasn't allowed to ask questions
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What is Frederick's last name at his birth?
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Bailey
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Why would slaveholders want to keep a slave ignorant of such a simple things as the date of his birth?
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They'd want to know more and more
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Who were Frederick's mother and father?
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Mother—Harriet Baileyà black Father—white master
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Why does Frederick make the point that a slaveholder who has fathered a child is likely to be tougher on that child?
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To show respect to his wife (that he doesn't love the child more than their own) & so not to seem a "weak" master
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Why does Frederick only rarely see his mother?
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They were separated when he was little and she works far away
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Is Frederick's relationship with his mother typical of other slave children?
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Yes
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What is the role of the overseer on the plantation?
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Make sure slaves did their work
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What is the relationship of the slaveholder to the overseer to the slave on the plantation?
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Slaveholder—owner of farms, owner of slaves Overseer—watches over farm & slaves Slaves—work on farms
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What do we learn about Plummer, the overseer?
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He was a drunkard, swears a lot, savage monster, beat slaves & got pleasure from it—would beat FD's Aunt
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Why does Frederick tell the story of Lloyd's Ned?
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b/c it was w/ Ned's interaction that led to FD's Aunt Hester brutal beating; wants to show result of disobeying master and the types of consequences people lived with
