Title: People to Know
1People to Know
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to reveal the person. Then click on the picture
of the person for the next clue(s). Dont use the
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2Who am I?
- Led the struggle to give women equal rights,
including the right to vote.
3Who am I?
- French explorer of North America (Canada.)
- Motivated by a desire to colonize the new world.
- Explored the St. Lawrence River near Quebec
Canada and gave France a North American claim.
4Who am I?
- African American who studies science and plants.
- He became a teacher.
- He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet
potatoes, and soybeans.
5Who am I?
- Explorer honored in October.
- Sailed across Atlantic for Spain to find western
sea route to Asia. - First European to discover sea route to America.
- Discovered New World.
6Who am I?
- A wise leader.
- Proved that electricity was present in lightning
through his kite experiment. - He started the first library and the first
volunteer fire department in America.
7Who am I?
- Born in Virginia and became the third president
of the United States. - Wrote the Declaration of Independence, which
states that people have certain rights. - He was a leader who helped develop our country.
8Who am I?
- Overcame disabilities and worked to help others
who were blind and deaf.
9Who am I?
- He was born in a log cabin and taught himself how
to read. - Became a United States President.
- Known as Honest Abe.
- Was United States President when the country was
divided over the issue of equality for all
people. - Helped free African American slaves.
10Who am I?
- A lawyer who defended people at a time when all
people did not have equal rights. - He was the first African American justice of the
United States Supreme Court.
11Who am I?
- Helped settle Jamestown colony, first permanent
English settlement in North America. - He was motivated by a desire to discover riches,
to find a western sea route to Asia, and to
colonize Virginia. - Arrived at present day Jamestown.
- Made four additional voyages bringing more people
to Jamestown. - One of the first Europeans to reach the fall line
of the James River.
12Who am I?
- African American civil rights activist.
- She refused to give up her seat on a city bus to
a white passenger, as was required by law many
years ago. - Helped bring about changes in laws and worked so
that all people would have equal rights.
13Who am I?
- An Indian girl who was a helper and friend to the
settlers in Jamestown.
14Who am I?
- Spanish explorer of North America.
- Sought to discover riches and land to conquer.
- He was the first European to land in Florida
(near St. Augustine) and gave Spain a North
American claim.
15Who am I?
- The first African American player in the major
leagues of baseball. - His actions helped bring about other
opportunities for African Americans.
16Who am I?
- A woman believed to have sewn one of the first
flags for our country.
17Who am I?
- Born in Virginia and was a farmer.
- Became a brave leader of soldiers. The first
president of the United States, known as the
Father of Our Country. - Honored on Presidents Day observed in February.
- Worked under the republican form of government.
- Helped put the basic principles into practice for
the new nation.
18Susan B. Anthony
http//clio.rediris.es/udidactica/sufragismo2/inic
femusa.htm
19Jacques Cartier
http//www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-
1320-e.html
20George Washington Carver
http//www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Carver
.html
21Christopher Columbus
library.thinkquest.org/ 20176/columbus.htm
22Benjamin Franklin
http//www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/peop
le.php?taidid1234567lid1
23Thomas Jefferson
http//museum.nist.gov/object.asp?ObjID24
24Helen Keller
http//www.nndb.com/people/074/000046933/
25Abraham Lincoln
http//www.historyplace.com/specials/portraits/pre
sidents/port-linc.jpg
26Thurgood Marshall
http//www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/235_pom.html
27Christopher Newport
http//www.leehall.org/events/education.html
28Rosa Parks
http//www.africawithin.com/bios/rosa_parks.htm
29Pocahontas
http//utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/?img31
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30Juan Ponce de Leon
http//bellsouthpwp.net/r/u/ruiz_b/PuertoRico/juan
_ponce_de_leon.htm
31Jackie Robinson
http//www.npr.org/thisibelieve/robinson_transcrip
t.html
32Betsy Ross
http//www.hti.umich.edu/e/evansdemo/
33George Washington
http//www.noblenet.org/year/washington.html
34Who am I?
- Honored in January.
- African American minister who worked so that all
people would be treated fairly. - He led peaceful marches and gave speeches.
- Brought about changes in the law through peaceful
means.
35Martin Luther King, Jr.
http//cctvimedia.clearchannel.com/wpmi/martin20l
uther20king20jr.jpg
36Congratulations!
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