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Americans Who Made a Difference is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what notable Americans changed, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.K-2. It prints 6 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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Americans Who Made a Difference

D2.His.3.K-2

NameDate

Match each person to what they did, then answer the questions.

1.Draw a line from each person to what they did.
  • The Wright brothers
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Sojourner Truth
  • Paul Revere
  • A.Became a traveling preacher who spoke out against slavery
  • B.Invented the lightning rod and is credited with bifocal glasses
  • C.Rode at night in 1775 to warn that British soldiers were coming
  • D.Built and flew the first successful powered airplane
2.Thurgood Marshall's most famous case was about what?
  • A.Railroads
  • B.Schools
  • C.Farms
3.Amelia Earhart set records doing what?
  • A.Running races
  • B.Building bridges
  • C.Flying airplanes
4.In 1960, Ruby Bridges was brave. What did she do?
  • A.Started first grade at a school that had been for white children only
  • B.Wrote a new law for Congress
  • C.Flew an airplane across the ocean
5.Harriet Tubman was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. What did she do?
  • A.Sold train tickets
  • B.Drove a steam train
  • C.Guided enslaved people to freedom
6.Robert Fulton's steamboat traveled on which river?
  • A.The Hudson River
  • B.The Amazon River
  • C.The Nile River

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Answer key — Americans Who Made a Difference

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  1. 1.1. The Wright brothers — D (Built and flew the first successful powered airplane) 2. Benjamin Franklin — B (Invented the lightning rod and is credited with bifocal glasses) 3. Sojourner Truth — A (Became a traveling preacher who spoke out against slavery) 4. Paul Revere — C (Rode at night in 1775 to warn that British soldiers were coming)
  2. 2.Schools
  3. 3.Flying airplanes
  4. 4.Started first grade at a school that had been for white children only
  5. 5.Guided enslaved people to freedom
  6. 6.The Hudson River

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.