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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.
Essential Questions • Why did Mary McLeod Bethune believe education was important? • How did Frederick Douglass’ beliefs affect his fight for justice? • Why did Susan B. Anthony believe it was important for everyone in the United
States to have equal rights?• In what ways did Frederick Douglass work to improve civil rights? • How did Susan B. Anthony’s desire to vote change life for women? • Why was it important to Mary McLeod Bethune that all children get a good
education?• How did growing up in the south affect Frederick Douglass’ feelings about how
different groups of people were treated? • What role did Mary McLeod Bethune’s location play in her work to improve
education? • What affect did location and culture have on Susan B. Anthony’s beliefs in women’s
right?
Paul Revere
Obstacles1. British Soldiers2. King of England3. New Land/ Distance4. Tax/rules5. British Warships6. Communication
Accomplishments7. fought and won the American Revolution8. Gained Freedom9. Gained Independence from England
Character Traits10. Diligence11. Brave12. Courageous13. Careful
Paul Revere
Frederick Douglas
Obstacles:Escaped from Slavery
Accomplishments:North 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:Arrested for VotingFought for Woman's Rights
Accomplishments:Women’s Rights ConventionWomen’s Right to Vote in 1970
Character Traits:DiligenceJustice
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Susan B. Anthony
Mary McLeod Bethune
Obstacles:1. She is an African American woman
Accomplishments:1. Started a school for African American girls in Daytona, Fl.2. Advised President Roosevelt3. Awarded for Volunteer work
Character Traits:1. Diligence2. Justice3. Respect and Acceptance of Authority
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Obstacles:1. She was very shy.2. Franklin’s illness in 1921, which left him unable to walk
Accomplishments:3. Worked for women’s rights4. Helped FDR campaign and get elected as Governor of NY and President of the United
States5. Helped create the United Nations6. Helped write the Declaration of Human Rights7. Write the column “My Day”8. Hosted a TV show9. Was the U.S. Rep to the UN
Character Traits:1. Cooperation2. Tolerance3. Respect for & Acceptance of Authority
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Obstacles:PolioDisabledOther Candidates
Accomplishments:PresidentNew Deal
Character Traits:CooperationDiligenceValued liberty
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thurgood MarshallObstacles:1. Segregation2. African American
Accomplishments:3. 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. 4. Marshall became a special assistant to the NAACP.5. In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson chose Marshall to become the first African-American to
serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
Character Traits:6. Freedom of conscience and expression7. Respect for and acceptance of authority8. 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 ChavesObstacles: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