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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.
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Amelia Earhart
  • Clara Barton
  • George Washington Carver
  • A.Founded the American Red Cross
  • B.Invented the lightning rod and is credited with bifocal glasses
  • C.Taught farmers to plant peanuts to make worn-out soil healthy again
  • D.The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean
2.What made Robert Fulton's steamboat move?
  • A.Horses pulling it along
  • B.A steam engine
  • C.Wind in its sails
3.Where did Amelia Earhart's plane disappear in 1937?
  • A.Over the Pacific Ocean
  • B.Over the Great Lakes
  • C.Over the Rocky Mountains
4.Clara Barton is remembered for starting which group?
  • A.The American Red Cross
  • B.The Boy Scouts
  • C.The U.S. Navy
5.Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on what?
  • A.A train to Canada
  • B.A city bus
  • C.An airplane
6.Thurgood Marshall argued cases in court. What was his job?
  • A.Farmer
  • B.Lawyer
  • C.Pilot

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Answer key — Americans Who Made a Difference

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  1. 1.1. Benjamin Franklin — B (Invented the lightning rod and is credited with bifocal glasses) 2. Amelia Earhart — D (The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean) 3. Clara Barton — A (Founded the American Red Cross) 4. George Washington Carver — C (Taught farmers to plant peanuts to make worn-out soil healthy again)
  2. 2.A steam engine
  3. 3.Over the Pacific Ocean
  4. 4.The American Red Cross
  5. 5.A city bus
  6. 6.Lawyer

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