Examples of historical figures for Grade 1 curriculum

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌍 Christopher Columbus: He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a new route to Asia. He's known for his voyages to the Americas.
• 🇺🇸 George Washington: He was the first President of the United States and led the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
• 👧🏽 Harriet Tubman: She was an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom.
• 🔬 Marie Curie: A pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
• 🎨 Leonardo da Vinci: An Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which historical figure is known for sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
   1. Christopher Columbus
   2. George Washington
   3. Harriet Tubman
2. Who was the first President of the United States?
   1. Benjamin Franklin
   2. George Washington
   3. Thomas Jefferson
3. Which historical figure helped enslaved people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
   1. Marie Curie
   2. Harriet Tubman
   3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Which scientist is famous for research on radioactivity?
   1. Isaac Newton
   2. Marie Curie
   3. Albert Einstein
5. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
   1. Vincent van Gogh
   2. Leonardo da Vinci
   3. Pablo Picasso
6. Which of these figures was a president?
   1. Harriet Tubman
   2. George Washington
   3. Marie Curie
7. Which explorer sailed to America?
   1. Christopher Columbus
   2. Marie Curie
   3. Leonardo da Vinci