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Heroes Who Changed the World

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date

1-15.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What did William Wilberforce fight against?

a)

Poverty

b)

Animal cruelty

c)

Slave trade

d)

Illiteracy

2.

What year did the British Parliament agree to end the slave trade due to Wilberforce's efforts?

a)

1807

b)

1812

c)

1820

d)

1835

3.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A path to freedom for slaves

b)

A movement for education

c)

A road construction project

d)

A train system

4.

How did Harriet Tubman contribute to the fight against slavery?

a)

By leading a rebellion

b)

By giving speeches

c)

By helping slaves escape

d)

By writing articles

5.

What significant action did Abraham Lincoln take in 1863?

a)

He started a war

b)

He wrote a book

c)

He freed the slaves

d)

He traveled to Europe

6.

What was the outcome of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

New laws for trade

b)

Freedom for slaves

c)

End of a war

d)

Start of a war

7.

What right did Susan B. Anthony fight for?

a)

Right to property

b)

Right to work

c)

Right to education

d)

Right to vote

8.

In what year did women gain the right to vote due to Susan B. Anthony's efforts?

a)

1940

b)

1910

c)

1920

d)

1930

9.

What was Gandhi's Salt March a protest against?

a)

Education taxes

b)

Salt taxes

c)

Property taxes

d)

Income taxes

10.

What was the main goal of Gandhi's Salt March?

a)

To promote peace

b)

To gain independence

c)

To lower taxes

d)

To improve trade

11.

What action did Rosa Parks take that sparked a major civil rights movement?

a)

She started a school

b)

She ran for office

c)

She refused to give up her bus seat

d)

She wrote a book

12.

What was the result of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat?

a)

A national holiday

b)

A new school was built

c)

A bus boycott

d)

A new law was passed

13.

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech called?

a)

Yes We Can

b)

I Have a Dream

c)

We Shall Overcome

d)

Freedom Now

14.

What did Martin Luther King Jr. emphasize should be the basis for judgment in his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

a)

Character

b)

Appearance

c)

Education

d)

Wealth

15.

Why is Malala Yousafzai famous?

a)

For winning a race

b)

For her music

c)

For advocating for girls' education

d)

For inventing a device