Fourth grade is American History. The text is called Horizons, however, in June we switch to a smaller textbook called New Jersey. September 9th we begin studying The Northeast region and discussing peace and peace treaties, i.e The Mayflower Compact.

Expect monthly tests and bimonthly projects. Details will be here and handed out.

Name : ____________________________ Date : __________________________

FAMOUS BLACK AMERICANS

Directions: Place the correct name next to each achievement.

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Mary McLeod Bethune, Harriet Tubman,    Duke Ellington,  

Ray Charles,   Guion Buford,   Jesse Owens,    Patricia Roberts Harris,

1. The first black woman to be a Cabinet member in the President?s Cabinet. ______________________

2. The first black American in space. _____________________________

3. He held world records in track and field events. __________________________

4. He became blind at age seven, but later he became famous as a creative singer, pianist, saxophonist and composer. ____________________________

5. After her escape , she helped 300 more slaves escape to freedom ______________________

6. A former slave who traveled to make speeches  against slavery and later for women?s rights . ____________ _________________

7.She wrote about her childhood in the South and became a famous author. She also wrote poetry, plays and a TV series. _________________________________

8. He pioneered modern jazz . __________________________

9. He made scientific discoveries that helped farmers in the South. _____________________

10. She started her own school for black children and won the Spingarn Medal in 1935 for contributing to black education. __________________________

 FAMOUS BLACK AMERICANS

Directions: Choose the correct person for each blank.

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Alex Haley,  Marian Anderson,  Wilma Rudolph, Shirley Chisholm

Martin Luther King Jr,   Ralph Bunche,   Whitney Young Jr.  

11.He started a school to train black teachers, farmers, brick makers and carpenters. ______________

12.He was the first black to become a justice of the Supreme Court. ______________________

13. He worked as director of the National Urban League. ________________________

14.He spent twelve years writing a book called Roots, which was a well-researched history of his family tree from Africa to America, that later became an eight-part television series. ________________

15.  In the 1960 Olympics, she became the world?s fastest woman runner and won three gold medals.__________________

16. She became famous after her first solo in New York?s Town Hall. _________________________

17.  He became a successful performer and comedian. ________________________

18.She was the first black woman to be a member of the United States Congress. ______________

19. The first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize . _______________________

20.He led marches, protests and sit-ins and gave a famous speech called, ?I Have a Dream, ? as he worked to change unfair laws in non-violent ways. _________________________

BONUS: Name a famous black scientist and what he /she accomplished.

Name ________________________ date ____________________

BLACK HISTORY H.W.

Directions: Choose the correct person for each accomplishment.

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DR.BEN CARSON, LOUIS LATIMER, GARRET MORGAN, MADAME C.J. WALKER, ELIJAH MCCOY

1.The first African American president. ________________________________-

2. --------------------------was the first to successfully separate a set of twins joined at the tops of their heads .

3.In 1872 ___________________ created a device that oiled engines while they were running.

4. He invented a machine that could shape the tops of shoes and make it easy to attach the bottoms. _________________________

5. __________________ helped make electric lights a normal part of people?s lives.

7.She invented hair-care products and cosmetics for African American women. ________________

8.Today?s traffic signal system is based on his invention _________________________

9.Millions of people receive life-saving blood each year thanks to the work of __________________

10. Poet who wrote ?Mother to Son, ? and ?A Dream Deferred? ________________________

(Note: The test will have 25 questions and five bonus questions. It will only include people whose names have appeared on the homework this week.)