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Grade 4 social studies: Match famous Americans to their contributions.

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Match famous Americans to their contributions.
1
Who broke the color barrier as the first African American in modern Major League Baseball?
AJesse OwensBJackie RobinsonCBabe RuthDMichael Jordan
2
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
ABenjamin FranklinBAlexander Graham BellCSamuel MorseDThomas Edison
3
Which inventor developed a practical light bulb and the phonograph?
AHenry FordBSamuel MorseCAlexander Graham BellDThomas Edison
4
Which president led the U.S. through most of the Great Depression and World War II?
AGeorge WashingtonBAbraham LincolnCFranklin D. RooseveltDWoodrow Wilson
5
Which brothers built and flew the first successful airplane?
Athe Wright brothersBThomas Edison and Henry FordCLewis and ClarkDthe Adams brothers
6
Who founded the American Red Cross?
AFlorence NightingaleBHarriet TubmanCClara BartonDBetsy Ross
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1
Who broke the color barrier as the first African American in modern Major League Baseball?
AJesse OwensBJackie RobinsonCBabe RuthDMichael Jordan
Answer: B — Jackie Robinson
The correct answer is “Jackie Robinson”.
2
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
ABenjamin FranklinBAlexander Graham BellCSamuel MorseDThomas Edison
Answer: B — Alexander Graham Bell
The correct answer is “Alexander Graham Bell”.
3
Which inventor developed a practical light bulb and the phonograph?
AHenry FordBSamuel MorseCAlexander Graham BellDThomas Edison
Answer: D — Thomas Edison
The correct answer is “Thomas Edison”.
4
Which president led the U.S. through most of the Great Depression and World War II?
AGeorge WashingtonBAbraham LincolnCFranklin D. RooseveltDWoodrow Wilson
Answer: C — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The correct answer is “Franklin D. Roosevelt”.
5
Which brothers built and flew the first successful airplane?
Athe Wright brothersBThomas Edison and Henry FordCLewis and ClarkDthe Adams brothers
Answer: A — the Wright brothers
The correct answer is “the Wright brothers”.
6
Who founded the American Red Cross?
AFlorence NightingaleBHarriet TubmanCClara BartonDBetsy Ross
Answer: C — Clara Barton
The correct answer is “Clara Barton”.

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Social Studies — Civics & History. Match famous Americans to their contributions.

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