Famous Americans

1st President of the United States

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington Carver

• Cesar Chavez

Led the fight for freedom from England and helped to establish a new country

• George Washington

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Benjamin Franklin

shown on the quarter and one-dollar bill

• George Washington

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

• 1st President of the United States

• Led the fight for freedom from England and helped to establish a new country

• shown on the quarter and one-dollar bill

• shown on the penny and five-dollar bill

Abraham Lincoln

• 16th President of the United States

• President of the United States who helped free African American Slaves

• shown on the quarter and one-dollar bill

• shown on the penny and five-dollar bill

President of the United States who helped free African American Slaves

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Jackie Robinson

• Benjamin Franklin

16th President

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Rosa Parks

• Benjamin Franklin

Shown on the penny and five-dollar bill

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Helen Keller

• Thurgood Marshall

Martin Luther King Jr.

• He was an African American minister who worked so that all people would be treated fairly and have equal rights

• He led peaceful marches and gave speeches

• He helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means

• He fought with his words and not his fists

• He was the first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court

He was an African American minister who worked so that all people would be treated fairly and have equal rights

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall