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| Explorer who sailed for Spain and discovered the New World. He arrived in the Bahamas in October of 1492 and claimed San Salvador for Spain. | Christopher Columbus |
| Civil rights activist who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. | Rosa Parks |
| Spanish explorer who discovers the Mississippi River in 1541. He is buried in the Mississippi River. | Hernando de Soto |
| Civil rights leader, worked for equal rights for all Americans. He used civil disobedience, passive resistance, boycotts, marches, demonstrations, sit-ins to achieve his goals. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| English colonists who land on Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts) in 1620. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving the next year. | the Pilgrims |
| 16th President of the United States, president during the Civil War, author of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address | Abraham Lincoln |
| French explorer that claims the Mississippi River and all lands drained by it for France 1682. | La Salle |
| American explorers that President Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase Territory in 1804. | Lewis and Clark |
| French explorers that find the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1699 | Iberville and Bienville |
| One of America’s founding fathers, author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, responsible for the Louisiana Purchase | Thomas Jefferson |
| Founder of Louisiana | Iberville |
| Commander of the Continental Armies during the American Revolution, one of the founding fathers of America, First President of the United States, Father of our country | George Washington |
| Father of Louisiana | Bienville |
