Good Citizens

ByAlisha

Abraham Lincoln• Abraham Lincoln is our

16th president. He was born in a log cabin. His job was trying to keep the states together. He did not like slavery. He is honest.

http://www.livescience.com/1276-abraham-lincoln-16th-president.html

George Washington

• George Washington is our 1st president. There is a story of him cutting down a cherry tree. That is why some people eat cherry pie on President’s day.

http://deyoung.famsf.org/blog/portraits-george-washington-presidents-day

Amelia Earhart• Amelia Earhart was the

first woman to fly an airplane. She proved that women can fly airplanes. Her airplane crashed, and Amelia Earhart was never found.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/earhart/

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver invented things made from peanuts. He can make anything with it like soap, cake, and mostly food. They called him the Plant Doctor.

http://www.abdopub.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=14260

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn’t allowed to go to school with the white people. He became a lawyer. He made a speech. The white people thought they were better.

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/state-senate-honors-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr/120115-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/

Helen Keller• Helen Keller lived on a

farm. She used braille to read. She couldn't see or hear. She got mad because it isn’t fun being blind and can’t hear.

http://englishblogmmg.edublogs.org/biographies/american-personalities-portrait-gallery/helen-keller/

WASPs• The WASPs flew in

airplanes to the war.

http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?tag=women-air-force-service-pilots

Navajo Code Talkers• Navajo Code Talkers

fought in the World War.

http://native-americans-of-the-southwest.info/navajocodetalkers.htm