| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | wanted to find a western route to Asia |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | wanted to discover riches and land to conquer |
| Jacques Cartier | wanted to colonize the New World, Quebec Cananda |
| Christopher Newport | wanted to explore the New World, arrived at present day Jamestown |
| George Washington | first president of US |
| Abraham Lincoln | was a US president, helped free African American slaves |
| Rosa Parks | an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | African American minister who worked for equal rights |
| Betsy Ross | she is believed to have sewn the first flag for our country |
| Ben Franklin | proved electricity was present in lightning through his kite experiment |
| George Washington Carver | African American who studied science and plants |
| Susan B. Anthony | she led the struggle to give women and equal rights, including the right to vote |
