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Short Biographies, Big Changes is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on finding facts in a short biography, 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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Short Biographies, Big Changes

D3.1.K-2

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Read each biography, then answer the questions.

1.Read the biography, then answer the questions.

Sojourner Truth

A short biography written for this worksheet. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in about 1797. Her first name was Isabella. In 1826 she escaped to freedom with her baby daughter. She went to court to get her young son back after he was sold away, and she won. In 1843 she chose a new name, Sojourner Truth. She traveled the country, speaking against slavery and for the rights of women.

  1. 1. Was she born free? How do you know?
  2. 2. What did she speak about as she traveled?
  3. 3. What was Sojourner Truth's first name when she was born?
2.Read the biography, then answer the questions.

Robert Fulton

A short biography written for this worksheet. Robert Fulton was born in Pennsylvania in 1765. He was a painter before he became an inventor. In 1807 his steamboat carried passengers up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. The trip of about 150 miles took about 32 hours. A steam engine turned paddle wheels, so the boat did not need wind. Steamboats soon carried people and goods on rivers across the country.

  1. 1. Why could a steamboat travel on a day with no wind?
  2. 2. How did Fulton's steamboat change travel?
  3. 3. Where did his steamboat carry passengers in 1807?

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Answer key — Short Biographies, Big Changes

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. No. She was born into slavery in New York. 2. She spoke against slavery and for the rights of women. 3. Isabella.
  2. 2.1. A steam engine turned its paddle wheels, so it did not need wind. 2. Steamboats soon carried people and goods on rivers across the country. 3. Up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany.

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