Famous Americans Review

Third Grade

GPS• SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people’s

rights and freedoms in a democracy. a. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony

(women’s rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt (New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and human rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and voting rights), and César Chávez (workers’ rights).

b. Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.

• SS3G2 The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS3H2a.

a. Identify on a political map specific locations significant to the life and times of these historical figures.

b. Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of these historical figures.

c .Describe how each of these historical figures adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment.

d. Trace examples of travel and movement of these historical figures and their ideas across time.

e. Describe how the regions in which these historical figures lived affected their lives and had an impact on their cultural identification.

Paul Revere Obstacles1. British Soldiers2. King of England3. New Land/ Distance4. Tax/rules5. British Warships6. Communication

Accomplishments1. fought and won the American Revolution2. Gained Freedom3. Gained Independence from England

Character Traits1. Diligence2. Brave3. Courageous4. Careful

Paul Revere

Frederick DouglassObstacles:Escaped from SlaveryDiscrimination

Accomplishments:Worked to abolish slaveryNorth Star NewspaperAbolitionist SpeakerMet with President Lincoln

Character Traits:Valued LibertyDemander JusticeFreedom of Conscience and Expression

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Frederick Douglass

Susan B. Anthony

Obstacles:Women not having the same rights as menArrested for VotingFought for Woman's Rights

Accomplishments:Women’s Suffrage (voting rights)Women’s Rights ConventionWomen’s Right to Vote in 1970

Character Traits:DiligenceJustice

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Susan B. Anthony

Mary McLeod Bethune

Obstacles:Poverty, segregation, discrimination African American woman born in the 1800s

Accomplishments:1.Worked for Rights of all to have an EQUAL education.2. Started a school for African American girls in Daytona, Fl.3. Advised President Roosevelt

Character Traits:1. Diligence2. Justice3. Respect and Acceptance of Authority

Mary McLeod Bethune

Eleanor RooseveltObstacles:1. She was very shy.2. Parents died when she was young.2. Franklin’s illness in 1921, which left him unable to walk

Accomplishments:1. Worked for human rights2. Helped create the United Nations3. Helped FDR campaign and get elected as Governor of NY and President of the

United States4. Helped write the Declaration of Human Rights

Character Traits:1. Cooperation2. Tolerance3. Respect for & Acceptance of Authority

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Obstacles:Polio DisabledOther CandidatesThe Great Depression World War II

Accomplishments:PresidentNew Deal

Character Traits:CooperationDiligenceValued liberty http://www.brainpop.com/

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thurgood MarshallObstacles:1. Segregation2. African American

Accomplishments:1. He achieved national recognition for his civil rights achievements as a lawyer

and later as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 2. Marshall became a special assistant to the NAACP.3. In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson chose Marshall to become the first African-

American to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court.

Character Traits:1. Freedom of conscience and expression2. Respect for and acceptance of authority3. Justice

Thurgood Marshall

Lyndon B. JohnsonObstacles:1. childhood poverty2. segregation3. assassination of President Kennedy

Accomplishments:1. President of US2. War on Poverty3. “The Great Society”

Character Traits:1. Diligence2. Respect and Acceptance of Authority3. Tolerance

Lyndon B. Johnson

Cesar ChavezObstacles:He was a farm worker.Bad living conditions.Moved around a lot and had to change schools.His teachers and peers did not treat him with respect because he

spoke Spanish.Hard times hit the United States and many people lost their jobs.Accomplishments:Learned to read and write without school.Joined the NavyLeader of the Community Service Organization in 1959Character Traits:DiligenceJusticeFreedom of Expression

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Cesar Chavez