Historical Figures — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Harriet Tubman helped people escape on the Underground Railroad.
Tubman led enslaved people to freedom using the Underground Railroad's secret routes.
2. Susan B. Anthony worked so that women could vote.
Susan B. Anthony spent her life fighting for women to have the right to vote.
3. Helen Keller could not see or hear but still learned to read and speak.
Helen Keller was deaf and blind but learned to communicate with help from her teacher.
4. George Washington was the first president of the United States.
Washington was elected as the very first president under the new U.S. Constitution.
5. Cesar Chavez helped farm workers get fair pay and treatment.
Chavez led peaceful protests to help farm workers get better pay and safer jobs.
6. Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president and helped end slavery.
Lincoln was the 16th U.S. president during the Civil War.
7. Benjamin Franklin used a kite to learn that lightning is electricity.
Franklin's kite experiment proved that lightning is a form of electricity.
8. Rosa Parks would not leave her seat on a bus.
Rosa Parks stayed in her bus seat, starting a famous protest for equal rights.
9. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson wrote most of this paper that declared America free from England.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
George Washington
→ First U.S. president
First U.S. president
Benjamin Franklin
→ Flew a kite in a storm
Flew a kite in a storm
Harriet Tubman
→ Led the Underground Railroad
Led the Underground Railroad
Susan B. Anthony
→ Fought for women to vote
Fought for women to vote
Washington was first president, Franklin did the kite experiment, Tubman led the Underground Railroad, and Anthony fought for women's voting rights.