3rd Grade Historical Figures (Georgia)

Question 1

FDR was elected to the Senate, and later served as Governor of the state of....

Accepted Answer

New York.

Question 2

In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to serve as.....

Accepted Answer

a United States Supreme Court Justice.

Question 3

Sophia Auld went against the law at the time and taught Frederick Douglass....

Accepted Answer

to read.

Question 4

Johnson's plan to end discrimination and poverty in America was called...

Accepted Answer

The Great Society.

Question 5

FDR held office during the Great Depression. He came up with a plan to create jobs called...

Accepted Answer

The New Deal.

Question 6

The life of migrant workers was hard. They were not paid well, worked long hours, and ....

Accepted Answer

All of theses.

Question 7

Thurgood Marshall grew up during a time when segregation was common. Segregation is...

Accepted Answer

people are separated in public places because of their race.

Question 8

Lyndon Johnson was born in the state of....

Accepted Answer

Texas.

Question 9

True or False...Lyndon Johnson was never actually elected to serve as President.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Johnson served as a representative, an officer in the Navy, and a senator before.....

Accepted Answer

he served as Vice President under John F. Kennedy

Question 11

As a result of pressure from the African American community, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...

Accepted Answer

Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill and the Voting Act

Question 12

After Marshall graduated from college, he worked to help African Americans gain...

Accepted Answer

equal rights and to end segregation.

Question 13

Frederick Douglass endured beatings for...

Accepted Answer

trying to escape.

Question 14

Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona. When he was young his family lost their farm because..

Accepted Answer

they could not pay their taxes.

Question 15

Paul Revere lived most of his life in, or near the city of...

Accepted Answer

Boston, Massachusetts.

Question 16

Before his friends paid for his freedom, Douglass was always in danger of...

Accepted Answer

being caught and sent back to work as a slave.

Question 17

During the first part of Revere's life, the Massachusetts colony was ruled by...

Accepted Answer

Great Britain.

Question 18

Thurgood Marshall wanted to go to the University of Maryland Law School, but couldn't because..

Accepted Answer

he was African American.

Question 19

Paul Revere was a member of the group "The Sons of Liberty". This group worked to.....

Accepted Answer

challenge the unfair laws imposed on the colonies.

Question 20

As a young student, Thurgood Marshal became very interested in the law and memorized the...

Accepted Answer

Constitution.

Question 21

Chavez and his family traveled throughout the southwest working as...

Accepted Answer

migrant farm workers.

Question 22

Chavez lead many peaceful strikes and boycotts. The most famous was called....

Accepted Answer

The Delano Grape Strick that lasted 5 years.

Question 23

Frederick Douglass is remembered for....

Accepted Answer

his work to end slavery.

Question 24

Chavez worked to improve conditions for migrant workers by starting an organization called.....

Accepted Answer

The United Farm Workers.

Question 25

Paul Revere risked his life to warn fellow patriots that the British Soldiers were....

Accepted Answer

marching toward Lexington to capture them.

Question 26

True or False...Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was born into a family that was very poor.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

While working in the senate, FDR contracted a serious disease called....

Accepted Answer

polio, which caused the loss of his ability to walk.

Question 28

FDR bought a house in Warm Springs, Georgia so that.....

Accepted Answer

he could have physical therapy in the natural warm springs.

Question 29

After his escape, Douglass......

Accepted Answer

wrote a book and gave speeches telling other about slavery.

Question 30

Paul Revere learned the importance of diligence and hard work by...

Accepted Answer

working as a young boy in his father's silver shop.

3rd Grade Historical Figures (Georgia)

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3rd Grade Historical Figures (Georgia)

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