Bessie Coleman - American Flyer
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- 1. Bessie Coleman _______ in a plane accident on April 30, 1926.(paragraph 12)
- 5. Flight school was very easy for Bessie Coleman, True or False? (paragraph 7)
- 6. Why was life hard for Bessie Coleman when she was a child? (paragraph 2)
- 8. Bessie Coleman was also the _______ African American woman to fly an airplane.
- 10. Bessie was ________ of her own accomplishments and she was proud to be an African American.
- 12. Where did Bessie hear stories about World War I? (paragraph 6)
- 14. On June 15, 1921 Bessie Coleman received her international pilot's _________.
- 15. Bessie Coleman was a good student, true or false? (paragraph 4)
- 16. Bessie learned to speak _______ so she could go to flight school in France and become a pilot.
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- 2. Bessie Coleman was famous and she _______ countless African Americans to become pilots.
- 3. What was Bessie Coleman's dream? (paragraph 6)
- 4. Bessie Coleman was the first African American to get an international ________ license.
- 7. Bessie decided she wanted to be a pilot when she listened to men tell ________ about World War I.
- 9. Where was Bessie Coleman born?
- 11. Bessie Coleman's parents worked hard as cotton __________.
- 13. Many people still _______ Bessie Coleman for her amazing accomplishments as the first African American international pilot.
- 16. Bessie Coleman wanted other African Americans to learn to ________. (paragraph 11)