Transcript Famous Americans

Famous
Americans
3rd Grade SOL Review
Photo source: Library of Congress
Who Am I?
 Born
in Virginia
 A farmer
 Brave leader of soldiers
 First United States President in a
Republican form of government
 “Father of our Country”
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George Washington
Photo: Library of Congress
George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Who Am I?
 With
kite experiment, he proved
that electricity was present in
lightning
 Started the first library
 Started the first fire department
Who Am I?
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Ben Franklin
Photo: Library of Congress
Peale, Charles Wilson, artist. "Benjamin Franklin."
Photograph of the last portrait made during Franklin's lifetime,
painted in 1787. Detroit Publishing Co., copyright 1913.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
Who Am I?
 Born
in a log cabin
 Taught himself how to read
 President of the United States
 Helped free slaves
 Known as “Honest Abe”
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Abraham Lincoln
Photo: Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln: Last sitting four days before
his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865
Who Am I?
 African
American
 Studied plants and science
 Became a teacher
 Found hundreds of uses for
peanuts, sweet potatoes, and
soybeans
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George Washington Carver
Photo: Library of Congress
George Washington Carver, full-length portrait,
standing in field, probably at Tuskegee,
holding piece of soil
Who Am I?
 Led
women in struggle for equal
rights
 Helped women to get the right to
vote
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Susan B. Anthony
Photo: Library of Congress
Susan B. Anthony, half-length portrait,
seated, facing slightly right]
photo by Dr. Smith, 1871
Who Am I?
 First
African American major
league baseball player
 His actions helped other African
Americans gain opportunities
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Jackie Robinson
Photo: Library of Congress
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
posed and ready to swing.
Sandberg, Bob, photographer, 1954
Who Am I?
 African
American minister
 Worked hard for fair treatment of
all
 Led peaceful marches
 Helped change laws
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo: Library of Congress
Washington: The Rev. Martin Luther King
delivers his address at the Lincoln Memorial
here 8/28/63 during the civil rights march on Washington
Who Am I?
 Overcame
disabilities
 Helped others who were blind and
deaf
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Helen Keller
Photo: Library of Congress
Who Am I?
 Indian
girl (first American)
 Helper and friend to the settlers
of Jamestown
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Pocahontas
Photo: Library of Congress
Pocahontas in European Dress
Who Am I?
 African
American woman who
refused to give up her public bus
seat
 This helped bring about changes
in equal rights laws
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Rosa Parks
Photo: Library of Congress
Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, seated toward
front of bus, facing right, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956
Who Am I?
 Believed
to have sewn one of our
country’s first flags
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Betsy Ross
Photo: Library of Congress
Making the flag. Ferris, Jean Louis Gerome, 1863-1930, artist.
Who Am I?
A
lawyer who defended people
when people didn’t always have
equal rights
 First African American United
States Supreme Court Justice
Who Am I?
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Thurgood Marshall
Photo: Library of Congress
Official portraits of the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court:
Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1976
Who Am I?
 Born
in Virginia.
 The third President of the United
States.
 Wrote the Declaration of
Independence, which states that
people have certain rights.
 A leader who helped develop the
country
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Who Am I?
Thomas Jefferson
Photo: Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States