Douglass is implying that witnessing the celebration has shown him that the nation is even crueler than he thought.
Explanation: Fredrick Douglass explained that the hipocrisy of the country to celebrate freedom and rights while still owning slaves (and having him give a speech) makes the country much worse than he imagined.
Answer:
When the teacher arrives, the class remains silent.
Explanation:
Jeremy bought Patrick and I; direct object tokens for the game.
It is I; direct object because I is a pronoun and is receiving the action.
Answer:
It requires the wire to work.
(Correct me if I am wrong)