Question

Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland. He learned to read from white children in his neighborhood when he was 12. After he escaped to the North, he became a great lecturer and writer. Which of these statements is true regarding Douglass?
A.
He received a nomination for president of the United States in 1872.
B.
He approved of guerilla warfare and an armed slave revolt in the South.
C.
He urged freed slaves to move to Kansas and build all-black towns.
D.
Douglass believed the Constitution could be used to abolish slavery.

Answer 1

Douglass believed the Constitution could be used to abolish slavery.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. Douglass believed the Constitution could be used to abolish slavery.

Explanation:

Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland where he learned to read. The knowledge he received from the books, essays, newspapers, etc. were keys to help him develop his opinion about freedom, slavery, and human rights, that, once he had escaped to the North, led him to become a leading orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement, and advocator of equality and human rights. So, as an abolitionist, Douglass believed the Constitution could be used to abolish slavery.