Reading About Famous Americans
D3.1.K-2
Read each 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. Why do you think people chose Washington as the first President?
- 2. What job did he do as a young man?
- 3. Where was George Washington born?
Alexander Graham Bell
An information text written for this worksheet. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. He moved to North America and taught deaf students in Boston. In 1876 he got a patent for the telephone. His first telephone call was to his helper, Thomas Watson, in the next room. Soon people could talk to each other across a town, and later across the country.
- 1. Who did Bell teach in Boston?
- 2. Where was Thomas Watson during the first call?
- 3. Where was Bell born?
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