3rd Grade Historical Figures (CCGPS)

Question 1

The main obstacle Franklin D. Roosevelt had to face was...

Accepted Answer

having polio

Question 2

Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?

Accepted Answer

making speeches

Question 3

Which American leader warned colonists in Massachusetts that the British Army was coming?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 4

What was the name of the case that made segregation of public schools illegal?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 5

Which of these American leaders fought for women's right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Susan B. Anthony

Question 6

Which of these people opened a school in Florida that became a university?

Accepted Answer

Mary McLeod Bethune

Question 7

What did Mary McLeod Bethune give advice to presidents about?

Accepted Answer

education

Question 8

Why was it illegal for Susan B. Anthony to vote?

Accepted Answer

She was a woman.

Question 9

What was one way Franklin D. Roosevelt kept in touch with the people of the United States?

Accepted Answer

speaking on the radio

Question 10

The main obstacle Paul Revere had to overcome to work for liberty was...

Accepted Answer

the British Army

Question 11

Equal and fair treatment under the law is the character trait of...

Accepted Answer

justice

Question 12

Which American leader was born in Arizona?

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez

Question 13

One of the biggest obstacles that Eleanor Roosevelt faced was her own...

Accepted Answer

shyness

Question 14

Which of these people talked to Congress about passing the Voting Rights Act?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson

Question 15

Which of these American leaders led the United States during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 16

What dream did Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt share and work towards?

Accepted Answer

to begin an organization to promote peace worldwide

Question 17

Why did Mary McLeod Bethune move to Florida?

Accepted Answer

She could not get a job in South Carolina.

Question 18

Which American leader helped end segregation of public schools?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 19

Eleanor Roosevelt often traveled for her husband Franklin. Why would she travel instead of him?

Accepted Answer

He couldn't move around well.

Question 20

What did Paul Revere do after the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

He owned a silver-making business

Question 21

Which character trait is shown by accepting people who are different than we are?

Accepted Answer

tolerance

Question 22

Which American leader worked to improve the lives of farm workers?

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez

Question 23

Which American leader grew up where segregation kept her from going to nearby schools?

Accepted Answer

Mary McLeod Bethune

Question 24

How did Cesar Chavez's boyhood shape his life as a leader of farm workers?

Accepted Answer

He became a migrant worker after his family lost their farm

Question 25

Which of these leaders used the radio to spread a message of hope?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 26

The character trait of working with others for the benefit of everyone is...

Accepted Answer

Cooperation

Question 27

Eleanor Roosevelt helped her husband when he was both governor of New York and...

Accepted Answer

president of the United States

Question 28

Which American leader was born in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson

Question 29

What did Susan B. Anthony do that led to her arrest?

Accepted Answer

She voted for president

Question 30

Frederick Douglass wrote an autobiography about his years...

Accepted Answer

as an enslaved farm worker

Question 31

What was the British Army going to do that Paul Revere wanted to stop?

Accepted Answer

destroy the weapons of the militia

Question 32

Which of the following was NOT a challenge that was faced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution started

Question 33

Which two American leaders lived in Massachusetts?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere and Frederick Douglass

Question 34

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, or end,

Accepted Answer

slavery

Question 35

What is the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

A way that enslaved people escaped slavery

Question 36

Where was Mary McLeod Bethune born?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 37

When Lyndon Johnson spoke of following the US Constitution, he showed the character trait of...

Accepted Answer

respect for authority

Question 38

What is the name of the labor union begun by Cesar Chavez?

Accepted Answer

United Farm Workers

Question 39

What obstacle did Thurgood Marshall face in fighting for justice?

Accepted Answer

lack of education

Question 40

In what branch of government did Thurgood Marshall work for justice?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

3rd Grade Historical Figures (CCGPS)

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3rd Grade Historical Figures (CCGPS)

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