2015 Curriculum Framework Condensed format created by SOLpass Introduction to History and Social Science American Leaders- 1st Grade George Washington: Christopher Newport: He was born in Virginia. He was an English explorer who brought He was a leader who helped additional people and supplies to the develop the country. Jamestown settlement. He was the first president of the United States. He is known as the “Father of Our Country.” He led the fight for freedom from

England and helped establish a new country. Maggie L. Walker: Thomas Jefferson: She was the first African American He was born in Virginia. woman in the United States to He was the third president of the establish a bank and become a bank United States. president. He was a leader who helped develop a new country.

Powhatan: He was an American Indian leader when the settlers came to Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.: Jamestown. He was the first African American He ruled over many tribes. winner of a major men’s tennis singles

championship.

He was a leader for civil rights and work Pocahontas: She was an American Indian girl, daughter of Powhatan, who came with her father’s people to visit the settlers at Jamestown.

She worked to help the settlers receive food from the American Indians. 2nd Grade

Thurgood Marshall: He was a lawyer Christopher Columbus: He led the who defended people at a time when way for European exploration and not all people had equal rights. colonization of the Americas. He was the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Rosa Parks: She was an African Benjamin Franklin: He proved that American woman who refused to electricity was present in lightning give up her seat on a public bus, as through his kite experiment. was required by law many years ago. He started the first library and the first volunteer fire department in America. She helped to bring about changes in laws and worked so that all people would have equal rights. Abraham Lincoln: He was the President of Jackie Robinson: He was the first the United States who helped free African African American player in the American slaves.  major leagues of baseball. His actions helped to bring about

other opportunities for African George Washington Carver: He was Americans. an African American man who Cesar Chavez: He was a Mexican studied science and plants. American leader who worked to He became a teacher. He developed improve conditions for farm workers. hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet

potatoes, and soybeans.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: He was Helen Keller: She overcame disabilities an African American minister and worked to help others who were who worked so that all people . blind and deaf would be treated fairly. He led peaceful marches and gave speeches.