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A History Chest: Three Americans

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A History Chest: Three Americans

Read about important work done by three Americans from the past.

Read the history passage

Listen as your teacher reads the passage. Then answer the questions.

The Traveling History Chest

At history day, Ms. Chen opens a traveling history chest for her class. Inside is a card about three Americans from the past. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman lived at different times. Each is remembered for important work.

George Washington led the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Later, he became the first president of the United States.

Harriet Tubman had been enslaved, but she escaped. She returned many times to guide other enslaved people to freedom.

Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War. He worked to end slavery and to keep the country together. The three people did different work. Their choices helped shape the United States.

1.
What is the passage mostly about?
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2.
Match each person to an important thing that person did.
3.

George Washington later became the first of the United States.

4.
Circle the two details that tell about Harriet Tubman's work after she escaped.

Compare their work

Use the passage to compare what the three Americans did.

5.
Which sentence tells about two important jobs George Washington had?
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6.
How was Harriet Tubman's work different from George Washington's work in the passage?
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7.
What does Harriet Tubman's returning many times suggest about her work?
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8.
Circle the two details that tell what Abraham Lincoln did.

9.
Sort each action by the person who did it in the passage.

Use what you know

Answer each question. Use details from the passage when you explain your thinking.

10.
A card says, “This person was president during the Civil War and worked to end slavery.” Whose card is it?
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11.
Which is one way George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are alike in the passage?
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12.
Which idea is best supported by the whole passage?
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13.
Choose two of the three Americans. Describe one important thing each person did. Use details from the passage.
14.
How were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln alike? How was Harriet Tubman's work different? Use details from the passage.