Notable Americans — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Eleanor Roosevelt was a humanitarian First Lady who helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt led the United Nations committee that drafted human rights guidelines in 1948.
2. The Founding Father who flew a kite in a storm was Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin's 1752 experiment confirmed lightning's electrical nature, leading to the lightning rod.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. led a famous march on Washington in 1963.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom drew over 250,000 people in August 1963.
4. The brothers who achieved the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk were Orville and Wilbur Wright.
The Wright Brothers' 1903 flight in North Carolina launched the modern aviation age.
5. The third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson served as president from 1801 to 1809 and shaped early American government.
6. Rosa Parks's act of courage led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The 1955-1956 boycott ended bus segregation and made Dr. King a national leader.
7. George Washington Carver worked at Tuskegee Institute studying peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Carver developed hundreds of uses for these crops to revitalize southern agriculture.
8. Susan B. Anthony fought for women to gain the right to vote.
Her work led to the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women voting rights.
9. Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery and became a famous abolitionist.
Douglass used his powerful voice and writing to fight for the end of slavery.
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
Thomas Edison
→ Invented the practical light bulb
Invented the practical light bulb
Martin Luther King Jr.
→ Led the Civil Rights Movement
Led the Civil Rights Movement
Sally Ride
→ First American woman in space
First American woman in space
Each notable American is best known for one defining contribution to U.S. history.