Suzannah
Peckham
English
Homework
Fredrick
Douglass
1.
If a slave was accused of committing a
misdemeanor, what was the result?
If a slave was accused of committing any misdemeanor the
matter was dealt with very quickly. There were several ways that the issue
could be handled. The slave could be traded away to a harsher master, which was
said to be more unrelenting than death. The slave could also be brutally beaten
and whipped by the overseer. The third and final most common way the slave
would be treated was by death. The slave could be shot and killed by the
ruthless overseers that watched over their every move.
2.
Why did Mr. Gore kill Demby the slave?
Mr. Gore killed Demby the slave after the slave was attempting
to escape through the river. The slave was spotted and the new, tough, and
ruthless overseer, Mr. Gore appeared on scene very quickly. Gore offered the
slave the option to get out of the river, or be shot and killed. The slave
refused to leave the water and ended up being slaughtered by Gore. Gore’s
reasoning for killing the man was to teach the others that there would be zero tolerance
for misbehavior and disregard for the rules.
3.
Why didn’t Fredrick Douglass feel sad about
leaving Colonel Lloyd’s plantation?
Fredrick Douglass recalls in chapter five when he was asked to
leave Colonel Lloyd’s plantation, why he was happy when he was asked to go.
Douglass did not feel emotional leaving the plantation because there he had no
family, no sense of home among the thousands living there. He was all by
himself, with no family and no one to call a friend. Douglass also feels as
though Baltimore cannot be that bad due to what he has already seen and endured
on his current plantation. Anything new is going to be a wonderful time,
because it will mean a sort of fresh start.
