3rd 9 weeks Social Studies GLA (2019-2020)

Who opened the first public libray, started the first volunteer fire station in America, was a member of the Constitutional Convention, and was a newspaper publisher?

• Pierre Charles L'Enfant

• Daniel Boone

• Benjamin Franklin

• Juan de Onate

Which woman helped start the American Red Cross?

• Clara Barton

• Helen Keller

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

Which United States President ended slavery?

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of these people overcame the disabilities of being blind and deaf to graduate college and write books?

• Ruby Bridges

• Helen Keller

• Juliette Gordon Low

Sometimes citizens form groups to make changes in their community. What is one way that a group of citizens can change a community?

• By setting up a recycling center

• By cheering at the football game

• By making a visit to a local park

How could people living along the coast change the community to protect against a hurricane?

• A seawall could be built

• Fewer roads could be built

• More buses could be bought

Ways to Improve the Community:

-Recycle

-Clean up trash

-Spray paint graffiti

-Paint a community mural

Which does NOT belong in the lsit above?

• recycle

• clean up trash

• spray paint graffiti

• paint a community mural

All of the following are things people do to make their town better EXCEPT...

• pick up garbage

• obey traffic laws

• take a family vacation

• help at a nursing home

What do all of the things on the list have in common?

Red Cross

Salvation Army

Meals on Wheels

• They are groups that help people.

• They are schools that teach adults.

• They are businesses that sell goods.

• They are doctors who give medicine.

Which of these people escaped slavery and then helped other enslaved people to freedom?

• Camen Lomas Garza

• Helen Keller

• Harriet Tubman