Stamp
on Black History
Student-Made CyberHunt
February is Black History Month. Some Fourth
Graders in Room D-14 read biographies about the early years of famous Black
Americans, and wrote questions about them.
These questions come from the Stamp on Black History web site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Blk_Hist.htm A. Click on the name of each person. B. Read the first paragraph of each biography. C. Read the questions and answer them on a piece of paper. D. Check your CyberHunt Answers when you are done. |
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Louis Armstrong
A world famous musician who played the trumpet and sang.
1. What kind of family did Louis
come from? 2. What did people know Louis as?
(What was he often called?) 3. How many cents a month was rent? 4. What were the Armstrongs
mattresses made out of? |
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Jesse Owens
One of the most famous athletes in history, in track and field.
1. How many many children were in
Jesses family? 2. What was Jesse originally called? 3. In age in his family, what place
was he in? 4. When (at what age) did he start
picking cotton in the field? |
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Harriet Tubman
She lived during the Civil War, and helped many slaves escape to freedom, using
the Underground Railroad.
1. Does anybody know when Harriet
Tubman was born? 2. In what two years did people think
Harriet might have been born? 3. How many brothers and sisters
did Harriet have? 4. Where was Harriet born? 5. Why did Harriet prefer her mothers
name? |
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Jackie Robinson
He became the first Black American to play in baseballs major leagues.
He had been playing in the Negro Leagues.
1. Where was Jackie born? 2. How many siblings (sisters or
brothers) did Jackie have? 3. How many children did Jackies
mother have? 4. What job did Jackie Robinsons
mom have when they moved to California? 5. What two colleges did Jackie attend? |
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George Washington
Carver
Best known as a plant chemist, he discovered over 300 uses for the peanut, sweet
potato and soybean.
1. George was a slave on a farm.
Who was a slave with him? 2. On what farm was George a slave? 3. What happened to George and his
mother? 4. Why did George like flowers and
plants? |
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