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.