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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

NameDate

Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Abraham Lincoln

An information text written for this worksheet. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809. He went to school for only about one year, but he read many books. He became a lawyer in Illinois. In 1861 he became the 16th President. He led the country during the Civil War. In 1863 he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It said that enslaved people in the states fighting the Union were free.

  1. 1. Why is Lincoln remembered for helping end slavery?
  2. 2. What job did he have in Illinois?
  3. 3. When did he become President?
2.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. Where was Harriet Tubman born?
  2. 2. Where did she care for older people?
  3. 3. When did she escape to freedom?

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Answer key — Reading About Famous Americans

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which said enslaved people were free. 2. He was a lawyer. 3. In 1861.
  2. 2.1. In Maryland. 2. At her home in Auburn, New York. 3. In 1849.

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