| A | B |
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Pocahontas,  | An Indian girl who was a helper and friend to the settlers in Jamestown. |
George Washington,  | “Father of our Country” and 1st president |
Thomas Jefferson,  | He wrote the Declaration of Independence |
Benjamin Franklin,  | He proved that electricity was present in lightning |
| Betsy Ross | She sewed one of the first flags for our country |
George Washington Carver,  | He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans |
| Rosa Parks | African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white person |
| Thurgood Marshall | The first African American justice on the Supreme Court |
Martin Luther King, Jr,  | He led peaceful marches and gave many speeches calling for equality of the races |
| Susan B. Anthony | She led the struggle to give women equal rights |
| Jackie Robinson | African American major league baseball player |
| Helen Keller | She was blind and deaf , but helped others with disabilities |
| Christopher Columbus | He sailed west in order to find a new route to Asia and the East Indies |
| Christopher Newport | He landed in Jamestown and explored Virginia |
| Jacques Cartier | He explored along the St. Lawrence River, near Quebec Canada |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | He landed in Florida hoping to discover riches and land to conquer for Spain |
Abraham Lincoln,  | He helped slaves win their freedom |
