Famous African Americans

George Washington Carver -

• was a leader for equal rights for all people

• was born in a log cabin

• was a teacher who developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans

• was the first president of the United States

Identify the individual pictured.

• Cesar Chavez

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackie Robinson

Which famous person was a minister who worked for equal rights for all people?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who was a lawyer and defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights?

• Cesar Chavez

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

Who found many uses for peanuts?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Betsy Ross

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

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

• They worked together to improve conditions for farm workers.

• They believed only certain people should have equal rights.

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

• They led nonviolent protests to bring about changes in laws.

How was Harriet Tubman most like Moses?

• They are both important figures in the Bible.

• They both saved people from slavery.

• They are both famous Americans.

• They both lived in Egypt.

What does the author describe in the passage?

• A. slavery in the United States

• B. how Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery

• C. how Moses led the Jews out of Egypt

• D. the life and works of Harriet Tubman

Why is Tubman most likely described as brave?

• She promised to help free enslaved people.

• She made 19 rescue trips back down south.

• She established a house for elderly African Americans who needed help.

• She is compared to Moses, an important figure in the Bible.

What is this passage mostly about?

• how Tubman helped enslaved people and other African Americans

• why the Underground Railroad was never discovered by police

• how Tubman trained to be a nurse in the Civil War

• similarities and differences between Tubman and Moses from the Bible