Great Leaders: Abigail Adams & W.E.B. DuBois

Abigail Adams

• had a good formal education

• had to teach herself about history and politics

• was a teacher

• went to school with boys

Great Leaders is an example of

• fiction

• opinion writing

• fantasy

• scientific text

Abigail Adams was married to

• George Washington

• President Lincoln

• President John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Abigail did things that were unusual for women of her time like

• running for president

• buying and selling land

• sewing and cooking

• opening a business

Abigail studied politics and history. What are politics?

• home economics

• physical science

• the work of people in government

• the work of raising children

John Adams respected his wife's advice so much that she was sometimes called

• Mrs. America

• Mrs. Homemaker

• Mrs. Bossy

• Mrs. President

W.E.B Du Bois was the first African American to graduate from which college?

• Harvard University

• The Ohio State University

• Brown University

• Vanderbuilt College

Du Bois earned the respect of people around the world. Which definition means earned?

• handed over for nothing

• worked hard to achieve something

• bought something

• tricked others

When Du Bois moved to Tennessee, he found that all people had equal rights and he was happy

• True

• False

W.E.B DuBois became famous for

• being a supporter of dairy farms

• being a supporter of child welfare

• being a supporter of equal rights for all people

• being an actor