Important People in History

Social Studies First Grade

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was the

third president of the United States.

He helped write the Declaration of Independence.

He wanted America to be free from England. He wanted America to be it’s own country.

Meriwether Lewis & William Clark

Lewis & Clark were brave explorers.

They traveled around the American west.

They made maps of rivers, lakes, mountains, and plains.

Lewis

Clark

SacagaweaSacagawea was an

American Indian that helped Lewis & Clark on their trips. She was an interpreter for Lewis & Clark. She pointed out plants that were edible and other plants that could be used as medicine.

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman was a

African American that lead slaves to freedom. She helped other African Americans escape using the Underground Railroad. It was not a real railroad. It was a long secret walk with houses to stop at along the walk.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States.

President Roosevelt loved nature and he started many natural parks. The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.

Benjamin Franklin

Books cost a lot of money when Ben was a boy. Ben and some of his friends got together and pooled their money to buy books. They let people borrow these books. Ben started the very first library.

Benjamin Franklin

As a child Ben loved books. When he was 12 years old, he started working printing books. When he was 22 he opened his own company printing books.

Benjamin Franklin

Invented many things like….

Swimming fins

Benjamin Franklin

Invented many things like….

Bifocal Glasses

Benjamin Franklin

Invented many things like….

Odometer – it tells you how far you have gone.

Benjamin Franklin

Invented many things like….

Lightning Rod

Benjamin Franklin

Invented many things like….

Wood Burning Stove

Benjamin Franklin

He signed the Declaration of Independence.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin proved that electricity was in lightning.

Benjamin Franklin

He started the first volunteer fire department.

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver was an African American who studied science and plants.

He developed hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato and soy bean.