Contributions
What is an inventor?
A person who makes new things.
What is a civil rights leader?
A person who worked for equality
Which President is known as the Father of our Country?
George Washington
Is Steve Jobs an inventor?
Yes
Who led explorers through the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Coast?
Lewis and Clark
Who created a vaccine to stop sickness?
Jonas Salk
What Civil Rights Leader went to jail for refusing to change seats on a bus?
Rosa Parks
Which President authorized the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
This person invented the phonograph and an electric system that powered light bulbs
Thomas Edison
Who helped explorers during the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
What did Benjamin Franklin invent?
ways to use electricity
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Who did George Washington Carver help?
Farmers
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What did Alexander Graham Bell improve?
Communication
Who helped people understand disabilities by learning to communicate?
Helen Keller
Which president helped abolish slavery in the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Who did Mary Jackson work for?
NASA
Who discovered The Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What brothers helped improve travel in America?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Who opened doors for other sports players by playing baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What famous document did Thomas Jefferson write before the Revolutionary War?
Declaration of Independence
Who taught farmers how to take care of the soil?
What did Amelia Earhart do?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.