The word ‘Resentful’ best describe Betsy Freeland attitude toward Fredrick Douglas.
Explanation :
‘Resentful’ means showing or expressing bitterness. The extract is from The Narrative of the Life of Henry Douglas.
The narrative describes Betsy Freeland as the mother of William Freeland, upset over what she believes to be true. According to her belief, it is the narrator of the extract who is responsible for Henry and John deciding to run away. She believed both Henry and John could not have thought that. The narrator is Frederick Douglas.
Betsy calls Frederick ‘Yellow Devil’ expressing her bitterness.