Famous Americans Third Grade

Best known for: being a patriot in the American Revolution. Paul Revere Best known for: being a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for his midnight ride warning the colonists that the British soldiers were coming. 1735 - 1818

Character Traits: Revere valued liberty, (or freedom). He worked diligently for America’s independence from British rule. Paul Revere 1735 - 1818

Frederick Douglass Best known for: being a slave who escaped, became an abolitionist, a writer and adviser to Presidents. 1818 - 1895

Frederick Douglass Character Traits: Douglass demanded equal treatment when he spoke out against unfair laws. This showed freedom of conscience and expression. 1818 - 1895

fighting for suffrage, or the right of women to vote. Susan B. Anthony Best known for: fighting for suffrage, or the right of women to vote. 1820 - 1906

Susan B. Anthony Character Traits: Susan B. Anthony showed diligence when she worked hard for many years to help end slavery and to win the right to vote for women. 1820 - 1906

Best known for: being a great educator. Mary McLeod Bethune Best known for: being a great educator. She was a leader of women, a distinguished adviser to several American presidents, and a powerful champion of racial equality. 1875 - 1955

Mary McLeod Bethune Character Traits: Mary McLeod Bethune showed respect for and acceptance of authority as she worked with Presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt. 1875 - 1955

1882 - 1945 Best known for: being elected President a record 4 times. leading the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II the New Deal starting programs to give people jobs and hope. Some exist today, such as social security and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Franklin d. roosevelt 1882 - 1945

Franklin d. roosevelt Character Traits: FDR stood for liberty as he led the U.S. in a war against dictators who took away freedom. FDR showed diligence as he spent years trying to regain his strength after he lost the ability to use his legs. 1882 - 1945

being an active first lady who worked for human rights. Eleanor Roosevelt Best known for: being an active first lady who worked for human rights. She helped start the peacekeeping organization called the United Nations (UN). 1884 - 1962

Eleanor Roosevelt Character Traits: Eleanor Roosevelt cooperated with Franklin Roosevelt on many projects Eleanor Roosevelt showed tolerance when she worked for an agreement on the Declaration of Human Rights. 1884 - 1962

Best known for: fighting for civil rights of migrant farm workers. Cesar chavez Best known for: fighting for civil rights of migrant farm workers. He founded a union, the National Farm Workers Association. 1897 - 1993

Cesar chavez Character Traits: Cesar Chavez led farm workers in their fight for justice, meaning they received equal treatment under the law. 1897 - 1993

becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Thurgood marshall Best known for: becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Known as “Mr. Civil Rights” 1908 – 1993

Thurgood marshall Character Traits: Marshall worked for justice for African Americans by working to end the unfair policy of “separate but equal” 1908 – 1993

Lyndon b. Johnson Best known for: becoming president after President Kennedy was assassinated. His presidency is known for the passage of civil rights legislation and for fighting a war on poverty. 1908 - 1973

Lyndon b. Johnson Character Traits: LBJ showed tolerance, or respect for the values and beliefs of others, by working to end poverty and racial injustice. 1908 - 1973