Significant People in History

Benjamin Franklin

Inventor, author, and statesman; flew a kite in a thunderstorm to prove the conduction of electricity.

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Thomas Jefferson

Main author of the Declaration of Independence.

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Lewis & Clark with Sacagawea

Explored from St. Louis to the Pacific Coast, this was the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The trip took two years and fourteen months.

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Harriet Tubman

Known for the Underground Railroad. Helped free over 300 slaves.

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Theodore Roosevelt

He was the 26th President of the U.S. He was a leader of the Republican Party, and is known for his "cowboy" persona.

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George W. Carver

He was an African botanist and inventor. He researched alternate uses of plants. He made over 300 uses of peanuts including oil and soap.

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Paul Revere

Known for his Midnight Ride and involvement in independence. He warned of the approaching British army.

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Frederick Douglass

Escaped slave that believed in equality of men. Urged President Lincoln to include slaves in his Emancipation Proclamation.

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Susan B. Anthony

Played a major role in the Women's Rights Movement. Wanted women to have the right to vote.

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Mary McLeod Bethune

Started a school for African-American students. Worked closely with FDR for civil rights for African-American citizens.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Known for his "New Deal" to recover from the Great Depression. President during WWII.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Helped write and pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Activist for the New Deal.

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Thurgood Marshall

First African American on the United State Supreme Court. Worked on the Brown vs. Board of Education Case.

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Significant People in U.S. History