Government
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Who was blind and deaf?
Helen Keller
Who was the first African American major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who lived in a log cabin and taught himself how to read?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Who refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who was a minister that peacefully fought for equal rights?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who proved there was electricity with a kite and key?
Benjamin Franklin
*Double Points*
What explorer led to colonization of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Who was a lawyer then a justice for the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
What was the name of Helen Keller's teacher?
Anne (Annie) Sullivan
*Double Points*
What month do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr?
January
How did George Washington Carver help farmers?
Taught them crop rotation
(cotton was draining, switch with a nutrient rich crop like peanuts)
What Mexican-American leader worked to improve the conditions for farm workers?
Cesar Chavez
What month do we celebrate presidents and George Washington?
February
Who brought about changes in the laws so that everybody would have equal rights?
(Nicknamed "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement")
Rosa Parks
Being the first, Jackie Robinson helped ________________________ for minorities.
bring other opportunities / break the color barrier
Benjamin Franklin started the first volunteer what?
Firefighter organization
What did Abraham Lincoln fight for during the Civil War?
The end of slavery, to free African-Americans slaves
Match the war to the correct president.
Civil War George Washington
American Revolution Abraham Lincoln
George Washington - American Revolution
Abraham Lincoln - Civil War
What is the language called where you feel raised dots on a surface to read?
Braille
Name at least 2 'famous Americans' that were around the same time period.
Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall
Name the 3 plants George Washington Carver found uses for.
Peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans
How are Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez alike?
They both led/believed in peaceful protests to change the laws.