Famous Americans Review

I was a Mexican American leader who helped farm workers get higher pay and better working conditions.

• Cesar Chavez

• Thurgood Marshall

• Christopher Columbus

• Benjamin Franklin

I was the president of the United States who helped to free African American slaves.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thurgood Marshall

• Abraham Lincoln

I was the first African American to play in the major leagues of baseball.

• Babe Ruth

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

I was an African American minister who worked so that all people would be treated fairly.

• George Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

I was a lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights.

• George Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Cesar Chavez

Jack was asked to name the explorer who discovered a sea route to America. Who did he name?

• Cesar Chavez

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Christopher Columbus

I was blind and deaf. I worked to help others who had disabilities.

• Helen Keller

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

• Cesar Chavez

Which word could be used to describe Jackie Robinson and Helen Keller?

• unknown

• brave

• failure

• lazy

How were Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr. alike?

• They led peaceful protests to try and change laws.

• They worked together to try to improve conditions for farm workers.

• They were lawyers who worked for equal rights for all people.

• They believed only certain people should have equal rights.

I am an African American. I was willing to break a law that I thought was unfair. I refused to give up my seat on a bus because I wanted equal rights for everyone.

• Christopher Columbus

• Helen Keller

• Cesar Chavez

• Rosa Parks