Biography 1
President George Washington
George Washington was the First President of the United States.
Served as President: 1789-1797
Vice President: John Adams
Party: Federalist
Age at inauguration: 57
Born: February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia
Married: Martha Dandridge Washington
Children: none (2 stepchildren)
Nickname: Father of His Country
Fun Facts about George Washington
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He was the only president unanimously elected. Meaning all of the state
representatives voted for him.
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He never served as president in Washington D.C., the capital that was named for
him. In his first year the capital was in New York City, then moved to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
He was six feet tall, which was very tall for the 1700s.
The story of George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree is
considered fiction and likely never happened.
George Washington did not have wooden teeth, but did wear dentures made from
ivory.
Washington gave freedom to his slaves in his will.
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When did Washington serve as president of the United States?
Which city served as our nation’s first capital?
Who did Washington free in his will?
Identify Washington’s nickname.
How old was Washington at the time of his inauguration?
Who was his vice president?
From the information, can you identify the second capital of the U.S.?
Biography 2
President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
Served as President: 1861-1865
Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
Party: Republican
Age at inauguration: 52
Born: February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865. Lincoln died the morning after being shot at Ford's Theatre in
Washington, D.C
Married: Mary Todd Lincoln
Children: Robert, Edward, William, Thomas
Nickname: Honest Abe
Fun Facts about Abraham Lincoln
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Honest Abe was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall.
He set up a national banking system while he was president. He also established the
Department of Agriculture.
He was known as a gifted storyteller and liked to tell jokes.
On the day he was shot, Lincoln told his bodyguard that he had dreamt he would be
assassinated.
He was the first president who had a full beard.
He often stored things like letters and documents in his tall stove-piped hat.
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Abraham Lincoln was the ________ President of the United States.
What party was Lincoln a part of?
When was Lincoln born?
Who were Lincoln’s two vice presidents?
Identify his wife’s name.
Where did Lincoln often keep his documents and letters?
How tall was President Lincoln?
What was the cause of Lincoln’s death in 1865?
Biography 3
Susan B. Anthony
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Occupation: Civil Rights Leader
Born: February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts
Died: March 13, 1906 in Rochester, New York
Best known for: Fighting for women's right to vote
Fun Facts about Susan B. Anthony
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The B. stands for Brownell.
She had her own US coin called the Susan B. Anthony dollar. It was a one dollar
coin about the size of a quarter.
The house where she was born is now the home of the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace
museum. It just opened in 2010.
Susan was a very smart child. She was only three years old when she learned to
read and write.
Questions
16. What was Susan B.
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Anthony’s occupation?
Susan B. Anthony has her own coin. What is it called?
How old was Anthony when she learned out to read and write?
What is Anthony best known for?
In which state was she born?
Biography 4
Rosa Parks
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Occupation: Civil Rights Activist
Born: February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama
Died: October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan
Best known for: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Fun Facts about Rosa Parks
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Rosa was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal as well as the Presidential Medal
of Freedom.
Rosa often worked as a seamstress when she needed a job or to make some extra
money.
You can visit the actual bus that Rosa Parks sat in at the Henry Ford Museum in
Michigan.
When she lived in Detroit, she worked as a secretary for U.S. Representative John
Conyers for many years.
She wrote an autobiography called Rosa Parks: My Story in 1992.
Questions
22. Why is Rosa Parks well-known?
23. Where was Parks born?
24. What was Parks’ autobiography called?
25. Where can you find the actual bus that Rosa Parks sat on during the Montgomery
Bus Boycott?
Biography 5
Marie Curie
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Occupation: Scientist
Born: November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 4, 1934 in Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
Best known for: Her work in radioactivity
Facts about Marie Curie
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Marie became the Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne after her husband died. She
was the first woman to hold this position.
Marie's husband Pierre was killed when he was run over by a carriage in Paris in
1906.
Marie became good friends with fellow scientist Albert Einstein.
Her first daughter, Irene, won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work with aluminum
and radiation.
Marie had a second daughter named Eve. Eve wrote a biography of her mother's
life.
The Curie Institute in Paris, founded by Marie in 1921, is still a major cancer
research facility.
Questions
26. What was Marie Curie’s occupation?
27. Curie was the first woman to hold what position at the Sorbonne?
28. What is Curie best known for?
29. What happened to Curie’s husband?
30. Identify the institute that Curie founded in 1921.
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