Founding Fathers
He is known as the "Father of the Constitution
James Madison
This American document was signed in 1776.
Declaration of Independence
He was the first president of the United States.
George Washington
He sailed across the Atlantic in 1492 and landed in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
He was booed and harassed while integrating Major League Baseball but stayed focused and composed on and off the field.
Jackie Robinson
He was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
This revolution began in France in 1789.
French Revolution
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the tip of Africa to reach India.
Vasco da Gama
This U.S. Supreme Court Justice faced racism and discrimination with grace and went on to make history on the bench.
Thurgood Marshall
He authored the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
He led the nonviolent resistance that helped India gain independence from Britain.
Mahatma Gandhi
He resigned from office in 1974
This expedition, led by two men in the early 1800s, explored the American West.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This deaf and blind activist overcame intense personal frustration to become a world-renowned author and speaker.
Helen Keller
He was the only Founding Father to later become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
John Jay
This revolution ended the rule of the Romanovs in Russia
Russian Revolution
He was president during the Great Depression and World War II
FDR
He was the first European to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
This former U.S. senator and Vietnam War POW spent over 5 years in a prison camp, demonstrating courage and restraint.
John McCain
This Founding Father was also a famous inventor and diplomat to France.
Benjamin Franklin
This Caribbean island nation was the site of the only successful slave revolt.
Haiti
He was the author of the “New Frontier” and was assassinated in 1963.
She acted as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition
Sacagawea
Instead of lashing out when classmates made fun of his stutter, this future U.S. president worked hard to overcome it.
Joe Biden