National Historic Figures

Who was the first president of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• John F. Kennedy
• Thomas Jefferson

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

He was our third president.

• James Madison
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Who played a big role in ending slavery in the United States? He helped pass the 13th Amendment, which made slavery illegal.

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson

Who is famous for being a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad? But it wasn't a real train! It was a secret system that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Frederick Douglass
• Harriet Tubman

Who gave a famous speech called "Ain't I a Woman?" where she talked about the rights of women and the importance of equality? She wanted women to be treated just as well as men.

• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Susan B. Anthony
• Sojourner Truth

Who was a key leader in the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he and his warriors defeated General Custer and his soldiers? This battle is also known as "Custer's Last Stand."

• Crazy Horse
• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo
• Red Cloud

Who was a leader in the women's suffrage movement? "Suffrage" means the right to vote. She and others worked hard to change the laws and give women the right to vote.

• Susan B. Anthony
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

They were famous for inventing and flying the first successful airplane.

Their invention opened the door for the development of modern aviation

• The Montgolfier brothers
• The Lumière brothers
• The Wright brothers
• The Wright sisters

Most famous for inventing the light bulb was...

• Benjamin Franklin
• Nikola Tesla
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell

Who was the first American woman to go into space? In 1983, she flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger, and this was a big deal because it showed that girls could become astronauts too!

• Sally Ride
• Rosa Parks
• Marie Curie
• Amelia Earhart