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African American Inventors Worksheet

Explore the significant contributions of African American inventors to society and technology.

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D2.His.3.9-12D2.His.14.9-12

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African American Inventors

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores the impactful contributions of African American inventors throughout history.

1. Who is known for inventing the traffic light and the gas mask?

a

George Washington Carver

b

Madam C.J. Walker

c

Garrett Morgan

d

Elijah McCoy

2. Which inventor developed over 300 uses for the peanut, along with hundreds of uses for other crops like soybeans and sweet potatoes?

a

Lewis Howard Latimer

b

George Washington Carver

c

Jan Ernst Matzeliger

d

Sarah E. Goode

3. Madam C.J. Walker built an empire around her revolutionary hair care products, becoming one of the first American female  .

4. The phrase "the real McCoy" is often attributed to   due to the reliability of his lubricating devices for steam engines.

5. Dr. Charles Drew revolutionized blood storage techniques with his work on blood  , which saved countless lives during World War II.

6. Lewis Howard Latimer, a self-taught draftsman, worked with both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.

T

True

F

False

7. Sarah E. Goode was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent for her invention of the folding cabinet bed.

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True

F

False

8. Describe the impact of Jan Ernst Matzeliger's shoe lasting machine on the shoe manufacturing industry.

Match each inventor with their notable invention.

9. Garrett Morgan

 

a. Blood plasma storage

10. Dr. Charles Drew

 

b. Traffic light

11. George Washington Carver

 

c. Uses for peanuts

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