Important People In US History

By kfowler15

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    First President of the United States of America.

  • John Adams

    John Adams
    Second President of the United States of America.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    Fourth President of the United States of America. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

  • James Madison

    James Madison
    Fourth President of the United States of America. Drafted the United States Constitution.

  • James Monroe

    James Monroe
    Fifth President of the United States of America. Last President that was a founding father.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    The 16th President of the United States of America. First President to be assasinated.

  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony
    Fought for women's suffrage (the right for women to vote). Helped start the National Women Suffrage Association.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, and was arrested. She was the first lady associated with the civil rights movement.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Nobel Peace prize winner for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.