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Reading About Famous Americans is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on finding facts about a famous American in a text, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D3.1.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading About Famous Americans

D3.1.K-2

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Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Harriet Tubman

An information text written for this worksheet. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland, around 1822. In 1849 she escaped to freedom in Philadelphia. She went back many times to lead others to freedom. She helped about 70 people escape on the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War she worked as a nurse, a scout and a spy for the Union army. Later she cared for older people at her home in Auburn, New York.

  1. 1. When did she escape to freedom?
  2. 2. Where was Harriet Tubman born?
  3. 3. What jobs did she do in the Civil War?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

George Washington

An information text written for this worksheet. George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man he was a surveyor. He measured and mapped land. He led the American army in the Revolution. In 1789 he became the first President of the United States. He lived at Mount Vernon, a large farm in Virginia. Enslaved people did much of the work at Mount Vernon.

  1. 1. Where was George Washington born?
  2. 2. Why do you think people chose Washington as the first President?
  3. 3. What job did he do as a young man?

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Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. In 1849. 2. In Maryland. 3. Nurse, scout and spy.
  2. 2.1. In Virginia. 2. He had led the American army in the Revolution. 3. He was a surveyor who measured and mapped land.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.