This year you will study about many famous Americans who worked hard to make the United States a better place. Use the links below for your research.
Paul Revere
Internet Detective-Paul Revere
Research Information-Paul Revere
Looking for more information on Paul Revere? Click here!
One if by land, two if by sea...
http://www.earlyamerica.com/paul_revere.htm
http://www.kidsandhistory.com/paulvm/h2_hist.html
http://www.kidsandhistory.com/paulvm/h2_real.html
Fredrick Douglass
Mary McLeod Bethune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune
http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm
http://volusiahistory.com/mary.htm
http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_6_marymcLeodbethune.htm
http://www.marybethuneacademy.org/MaryBethune.htm
Historical Figures
Explore the links below to learn more about the people and places of our world!
EQ: Who are the Americans that expanded peoples’ rights and freedoms in a democracy?
Informational letters about each of the historical figures we are learning about:
Cesar Chavez Download 3cesarchavezparentletter1
Diligence/fought for the rights of farm workers
Eleanor Roosevelt Download 3eleanorrooseveltparentletter1
United Nations/first lady
Fredrick Douglass Download 3frederickdouglassparentletter1-2
Fight against slavery
Lyndon B. Johnson Download 3lyndonbjohnsonparentletter1
Lawyer and a judge
Mary Mcleod Bethune Download 3marymcleodbethuneparentletter1-1
School and teacher
Paul Revere Download 3paulrevereparentletter1
Freedom from the British
Susan B. Anthony Download 3susanbanthonyparentletter1
Women vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt Download 3franklinrooseveltparentletter1-1
New Deal/got jobs
Thurgood Marshall Download 3thurgoodmarshallparentletter1
Civil Rights/ first African American Supreme Court justice
Powerpoints:
