WorksheetsFamous Americans
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Overcame her disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.
a)
Helen Keller
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Betsy Ross
d)
Rosa Parks
2.
First president of the new nation when the basic principles were put into practice.
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
3.
Led the peaceful marshes and demonstrations to gain equal rights and treatment for African Americans.
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
George Washington
c)
Cesar Chavez
d)
Thurgood Marshall
4.
Proved that electricity was present in lightning with his kite experiment. Started the first library and first volunteer fire department in America.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Cesar Chavez
5.
American Indian girl, daughter of Powhatan, who came with her father's people to visit the settlers at Jamestown. Worked to help the settlers receive food from the American Indians.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Betsy Ross
6.
African American who studied science and plants. Became a teacher. Developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
George Washington
c)
Cesar Chavez
d)
Powhatan
7.
Led the struggle to get equal rights for women. Fought for women's right to vote.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Betsy Ross
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Helen Keller
8.
Mexican American man who worked to improve conditions for farm workers.
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Powhatan
c)
Pocahontas
d)
George Washington Carver
9.
American believed to have sewn one of the first flags for our country.
a)
Betsy Ross
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Helen Keller
10.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, which states that people have certain rights.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
George Washington
d)
Thurgood Marshall
11.
President of the United States when America was divided over the issues of equality for all people. Supported the end of slavery for African Americans.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
12.
The first African American player in the Major Leagues of baseball. His actions helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Benjamin Franklin
13.
African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus, which was required by law many years ago in the 1950s.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Cesar Chavez
14.
American Indian leader when settlers came to Jamestown. Ruled over many tribes.
a)
Powhatan
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Cesar Chavez
15.
Leader for equal rights for all people.
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Cesar Chavez
d)
Abraham Lincoln
16.
Lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights. First African American Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Benjamin Franklin
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