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3rd Grade Historical Figures

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which historical figure became a migrant worker after his family lost their farm during the Depression? a. Thurgood Marhall c. Paul Revere b. Cesar Chavez d. Franklin D. Roosevelt 2. This historical figure created a strike aganist Vineyards to show the poor working conditions and low pay of field workers? a. Frederick Douglas c. Thurgood Marshall b. Paul Revere d. Cesar Chavez 3. This historical figure spent most of his life in Arizona and California? a. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Cesar Chavez b. Lyndon B. Johnson d. Paul Revere 4. This historical figure was born and raised in Texas. a. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Cesar Chavez b. Frederick Douglas d. Thurgood Marshall 5. After the assassignation of President John F. Kennedy, this vice president became President of the United States. a. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Thurgood Marshall b. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Paul Revere 6. As President, this historical figure fought to pass a civil rights bill and medicaid bill. a. Thurgood Marshall c. Frederick Douglas b. Lydon B. Johnson d. Franlin D. Roosevelt 7. How was Cesar Chavez and Frederick Douglas similar? a. They both lived in Washington D.C. c. They were both Presidents b. They both fought for peoples rights d. Both were lawyers 8. An obstacle for this historical figure was the death of her father at age 9, with whom she was very close. a. Susan B. Anthony c. Mary McLeod Bethune b. Elizabeth Cady Stanton d. Eleanor Roosevelt 9. She was known as The First Lady a. Eleanor Roosevelt c. Mary McLeod Bethune b. Betsy Ross d. Susan B. Anthony 10. This historical figure lived in New York, but also spent time at an all girls school in London. a. Susan B. Anthony c. Mary McLeod Bethune b. Clara Barton d. Eleanor Roosevelt 11. She was a school teacher and started a school in Florida that later became a college. a. Susan B. Anthony c. Mary McLeod Bethune b. Betsy Ross d. Eleanor Roosevelt 12. She was an unofficial advisor on African American issues for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman. a. Susan B. Anthony c. Eleanor Roosevelt b. Mary McLeod Bethune d. Sarah Marshall

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____ 13. How were Lyndon B. Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt similar? a. Both wre sickly c. Both held office during the depression. b. Both were presidents. d. Both were lawyers ____ 14. This President served during the Great Depression and came up with many ways to bring jobs to the country and provide help to the poor. a. Thurgood Marshall c. Lyndon B. Johnson b. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Frederick Douglas ____ 15. He served as the first African Amercian U.S. Supreme Court Justice. a. Frederick Douglas c. Lyndon B. Johnson b. Thurgood Marshall d. Cesar Chavez ____ 16. Which of the following historical figures did not make his/her mark in history on the east coast? a. Cesar Chavez c. Susan B. Anthony b. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Mary McLeod Bethune ____ 17. This historical figure was arrested and put on trial for voting. a. Eleanor Roosevelt c. Susan B. Anthony b. Thurgood Marshall d. Cesar Chavez ____ 18. This historical figure was born a slave, escaped, and spoke against slavery. a. Mary McLeod Bethune c. Thurgood Marshall b. Frederick Douglas d. Susan B. Anthony ____ 19. Which historical figure relayed messages of the location of British troops during the American Revolution? a. Frederick Douglas c. Lyndon B. Johnson b. James Oglethorpe d. Paul Revere ____ 20. Which print resource is made up of volumes and presents information about topics? a. Dictionary c. Almanac b. Atlas d. Encyclopedia

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3rd Grade Historical Figures Answer Section

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