Short Biographies of Historical Figures

Grade 2 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Read the clue. Circle the person it describes.

1. 1.

   Invented a long-lasting electric light bulb.

   • Thomas Edison
   • Benjamin Franklin
   • George Washington Carver
2. 2.

   Started the American Red Cross to help people in need.

   • Thomas Jefferson
   • Helen Keller
   • Clara Barton
3. 3.

   Was the first Black player in modern major league baseball.

   • Rosa Parks
   • Abraham Lincoln
   • Jackie Robinson
4. 4.

   Built and flew the first airplane in 1903.

   • The Wright Brothers
   • Amelia Earhart
   • Neil Armstrong
5. 5.

   Invented bifocal glasses and helped write the Declaration of Independence.

   • Benjamin Franklin
   • Thomas Edison
   • Alexander Graham Bell
6. 6.

   Found many new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

   • Benjamin Franklin
   • George Washington Carver
   • Alexander Graham Bell
7. 7.

   Led many people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

   • Rosa Parks
   • Martin Luther King Jr.
   • Harriet Tubman
8. 8.

   Flew on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.

   • Sally Ride
   • The Wright Brothers
   • Neil Armstrong