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.