How did frederick douglass react to edward covey, the cruel slave "breaker" who often beat him?
a. he taught covey to read and write.
b. he reported covey to the authorities.
c. he ran away from covey's home.
d. he stood up to covey and fought back.

The correct answer is D. Frederick Douglass reacted to Edward Covey, the cruel "slave breaker" who often beat him by standing up to him and fighting back.

Explanation:

In 1833, with 15 years of age, Douglass was rented to Edward Covey, a poor farmer with a reputation as a "slave breaker". His new master flogged him regularly until a year later, almost sunk psychologically, he managed in a confrontation with Covey that he stopped punishing him violently. After this event, Covey returned him to its previous owner.

I'd say the correct answer is B) new religions such as Christianity and Islam were introduced into Africa

Explanation:

From the map shown and from the dates given for the analysis, I can deduce that answer A) is incorrect because gold was well known in Central Africa (the kingdom of Mansa Musa proves it). The answer C) could be but the commercial relationship that started to be established between the European and African kingdoms was not enough to understand that the European languages were spread over the wide Central African territory.

Finally, answer D), although probable considering the religious precepts of Islam, is incomplete since we cannot judge the rights of women in the 14th century with the ideology of the 21st century and on the other hand, I do not have a comparison to judge what the rights of women were before the influence of other cultures.