Famous Explorers and Americans

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Famous Explorers and Americans

• 4th Grade Standards

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King George III

• Ruler of Great Britain
• Decided that the colonists should help pay for
  the French and Indian War.
• Passed taxes on the colonists.
• Gave the colonists their independence when his
  country lost the American Revolution.

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Christopher Columbus

• Queen Isabella of Spain paid for his voyage in
  search of a shorter route to Asia.
• He and his crew traveled on three ships the
  Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
• On October 12, 1492, Columbus reached the East
  Indies, which is the present-day Bahamas.
• He never stepped foot on the mainland of the USA.

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Christopher Columbuss exploration route
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Juan Ponce deLeon

• He was the first conquistador to reach what is
  now the United States.
• Led an expedition to present-day Florida.
• Claimed Florida for Spain.

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Juan Ponce de Leons exploration route
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Henry Hudson

• Was an English explorer who
• sailed farther than any other explorer.
• He was sent to find a shorter water route to
  Asia.
• He explored what is now know as the Hudson River.

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Henry Hudsons exploration route
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Was a Spanish explorer and
• a conquistador.
• He was known as a friendly explorer because he
  did not fight with the Native Americans.
• He sailed to present-day Panama where he crossed
  the mountains and jungles and discovered the
  Pacific Ocean.

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Vasco Nunez de Balboas exploration route
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Jacques Cartier

• Was a French navigator in search of a shorter
  water passage to Asia.
• He was the first European to explore the Gulf of
  St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.

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Jacques Cartiers exploration route
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John Cabot

• Was an Italian explorer.
• He claimed North America for England.
• He explored parts of present-day Canada.
• He did not find any people, silks, or spices but
  he did find a rich fishing area off the coast of
  Canada.

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John Cabots exploration route
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Explorers of the uncharted west.
• Hired by President Jefferson to explore the new
  land he had purchased in the Louisiana Purchase.
• Discovered that they could travel across the
  United States and reach the Pacific Ocean by
  crossing the Rocky Mountains.

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George Washington

• Known as the Father of our Country.
• He was our nations 1st President.
• He fought in the French and Indian War
• He was the Commander of the American Continental
  Army during the Revolutionary War.
• He lead the Constitution Convention and oversaw
  the writing of the United States Constitution.

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John Adams

• He was our nations second President.
• He was a lawyer. He served on the Declaration of
  Independence Committee.
• He and his family were the first to live in the
  White House!

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Thomas Jefferson

• Known as the father of the Declaration of
  Independence.
• He was our nations 3rd President.
• During his Presidency he bought the land known as
  the Louisiana Purchase. This land purchase
  doubled the size of the country.

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James Madison

• Known as the
• FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION.
• He was our nations 4th President.
• His wife was Dolly Madison who is known for
  saving the famous portrait of George Washington
  when the British burned the White House.

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Benjamin Franklin

• Published a newspaper called the Pennsylvania
  Gazette and a book called Poor Richards Almanac
  that contained clever sayings that made him
  popular.
• He discovered electricity.
• He traveled to France in 1776 to convince the
  French to help the American colonies in their war
  against England.

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Patrick Henry

• He was known as the voice of the Revolution
• His arguments against the Constitution helped
  create the Bill of Rights.

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Benedict Arnold

• He was known as a Patriot turned Traitor
• He helped the colonists in Boston fight against
  the British. He and his army captured Fort
  Ticonderoga in New York.
• He began giving information to the British when
  France joined the Americans in their fight. He
  soon switched sides and joined the British Army.

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Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. She returned
  to Maryland 19 times to lead other slaves to
  freedom on the Underground Railroad.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• She helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention
  and was a leader of the womens rights movement
  for more than 50 years. Although she didnt live
  to see it, her work helped women gain the right
  to vote.

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