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- Who was born a slave in Virginia and later started a college named Tuskegee Institute?
- Booker T. Washington
- Who warned people that "The British are coming!"
- Paul Revere
- Who planted apple trees?
- Johnny Appleseed
- Who helped poor people by organizing the Hull House in Chicago?
- Jane Addams
- Who served as president and helped free the slaves?
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Abraham Lincoln
- Who was sent by France to find a sea passage to the east through North America and discovered the St. Lawrence River?
- Jacques Cartier
- Who served as our first president and is called the "Father of Our Country"?
- George Washington
- Who worked for equal rights for all people by leading peaceful marches and giving speeches?
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Who was a leader in developing our government and proved that electricity was present in lightning?
- Benjamin Franklin
- Who hlped other slaves to freedom by the Underground Railroad?
- Harriet Tubman
- Who is believed to have sewn one of the first flags for our country?
- Betsy Ross
- Who was the European explorer sponsored by Spain to find a western route to the east but disovered the "New World"?
- Christopher Columbus
- Who was the explorer sponsored by England to find a northwest passage to Asia, but discovered Newfoundland and explored Canada?
- John Cabot
- Who was the European explorer sponsored by England and was the captain of the ships to Jamestown?
- Christopher Newport
- Who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, who helped the settlers, and who married John Rolfe?
- Pocahontas
- Who was the leader of the Powhatan Indians?
- Chief Powhatan
- Who was the leader of Jamestown and helped it survive to become the first permanent English settlement?
- John Smith
- Who discovered a better tasting tobacco that became the cash crop that provided income for the colony.
- John Rolfe
- Who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?
- George Washington Carver
- Who was an American naval hero called the "Father of the American Navy"?
- John Paul Jones
- Who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and by doing so helped change laws so that African-Americans would be treated equally?
- Rosa Parks
- Who was sent by France to colonize in North Amereica and established Quebec, the first permanent French colony?
- Sameul de Champlain
- Who was the European explorer sponsored by Spain that searched for the "Fountain of Youth" and discovered Florida?
- Juan Ponce de Leon
- Who was sponsored by Spain to establish a colony, named St. Augustine, which is the oldest U.S city?
- Menendez de Aviles
- Who helped women get the right to vote?
- Susan B. Anthony