Important Historical Figures

By joli15

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    • He was born on February 11, 1731 in Westmoreland,Virginia
    • 1st president of the United States of America from (1789-1797).
    • Served two terms and refused a third term.
    • He was a surveyor, farmer and soldier during his lifetime.
    • Known as "The father of his country"
    • Died on February 11, 1731 of natural cause.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    • Born February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
    • 16th president
    - Led the United States through the civil war by doing so he abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and mondernlized the economy.

  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony
    • Born february 15, 1820 in Adams, Masschusetts
    • known for being a leader in the women's sufferage movement
    • She was an abolitionist, women's rights advocate and a suffragist
    • Anthony and her friend established the 19th amendment.
    • Grew-up in a Quaker community in which they believed that morality was the key to society, simplicity, humility, and the equal treatment and opportunity for everyone regardless of gender or skin color.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    • Was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama
    • she is famous for not giving up her seat that was in the colored section to a white man because the white only seats were full.

  • Martin Luther King Jr

    Martin Luther King Jr
    • Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta,Georgia