| A | B |
| George Washington | First president of the U.S. |
| Betsy Ross | Made first U.S. flag |
| Jackie Robinson | African American baseball player |
| Pocahontas | Indian girl who helped Jamestown settlers |
| Abraham Lincoln | Helped free African American slaves |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | African American minister wanting equal rights for all |
| Helen Keller | Overcame deaf & blind disabilities |
| Benjamin Franklin | Used kite for electricity experiments |
| George Washington Carver | African American who studied science & plants |
| Susan B. Anthony | Equal rights for women |
| Susan B. Anthony | Voting rights for women |
| George Washington Carver | Hundreds of uses for peanuts |
| Benjamin Franklin | First U.S. library |
| Benjamin Franklin | First U.S. volunteer fire department |
| Helen Keller | Helped others who were deaf & blind |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Peaceful equal rights marches & speeches |
| Abraham Lincoln | Nicknames "Honest Abe" |
| George Washington | Nicknamed "Father of Our Country" |
| George Washington | Led patriots in fight for freedom from England |