Important People in History

Who was the first President of the United States?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thurgood Marshall
Which president was born in Virginia?
1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Thurgood Marshall
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thomas Jefferson
Who was the United States President when the country was divided over the issue of equality for all people?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many years ago?
1. Betsy Ross
2. Rosa Parks
3. Parker Rose
4. Pocahontas
Who was a lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights?
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Thurgood Marshall
3. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Thomas Jefferson
Who was an African American minister who worked for equal rights for all people?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Thurgood Marshall
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first to work under the new republican form of government for the United States?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thurgood Marshall
Who was the third president of the United States?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thurgood Marshall
Who helped free African American slaves?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What woman helped to bring about changes in laws and worked to that all people would have equal rights?
1. Parker Rose
2. Rosa Parks
3. Betsy Ross
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first African American Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thurgood Marshall
What man helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means?
1. Rosa Parks
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Abraham Lincoln
Who helped put the basic principles into practice for the first time for the new nations of the United States?
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Thurgood Marshall
4. George Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, which states that people have certain rights?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was a leader who helped develop the country as President?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Rosa Parks
3. Thurgood Marshall
4. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Important People in History

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