1. Important People in History Social Studies First Grade

2. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He helped write the Declaration of Independence. He wanted America to be free from England. He wanted America to be it’s own country.

3. Meriwether Lewis & William Clark Lewis & Clark were brave explorers. They traveled around the American west. They made maps of rivers, lakes, mountains, and plains. Lewis Clark

4. Sacagawea Sacagawea was an American Indian that helped Lewis & Clark on their trips. She was an interpreter for Lewis & Clark. She pointed out plants that were edible and other plants that could be used as medicine.

5. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a African American that lead slaves to freedom. She helped other African Americans escape using the Underground Railroad. It was not a real railroad. It was a long secret walk with houses to stop at along the walk.

6. Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was the 26 th president of the United States. President Roosevelt loved nature and he started many natural parks. The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.

7. Benjamin Franklin Books cost a lot of money when Ben was a boy. Ben and some of his friends got together and pooled their money to buy books. They let people borrow these books. Ben started the very first library.

8. Benjamin Franklin As a child Ben loved books. When he was 12 years old, he started working printing books. When he was 22 he opened his own company printing books.

9. Benjamin Franklin Invented many things like…. Swimming fins

10. Benjamin Franklin Invented many things like…. Bifocal Glasses

11. Benjamin Franklin Invented many things like…. Odometer – it tells you how far you have gone.

12. Benjamin Franklin Invented many things like…. Lightning Rod

13. Benjamin Franklin Invented many things like…. Wood Burning Stove

14. Benjamin Franklin He signed the Declaration of Independence.

15. Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin proved that electricity was in lightning.

16. Benjamin Franklin He started the first volunteer fire department.

17. George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was an African American who studied science and plants. He developed hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato and soy bean.