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Pioneers of Progress: Notable Firsts in American History

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Discover the remarkable individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping American history. From Benjamin Franklin, who established the first library and fire department, to Jackie Robinson, the first African American Major League Baseball player, and Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, this exploration highlights the trailblazers who advanced civil rights, education, and governance. Learn about explorers like Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de León, and influential figures such as Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr. A celebration of courage, innovation, and resilience.

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Pioneers of Progress: Notable Firsts in American History

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  1. JEOPARDY Credits

  2. Answer • Started the FIRST library and fire department.

  3. Question • Who is Benjamin Franklin?

  4. Answer • FIRST African American major league baseball player.

  5. Question • Who is Jackie Robinson?

  6. Answer • FIRST United States President in a Republican form of government. • Born in Virginia

  7. Question • Who is George Washington?

  8. Answer • FIRST African American United States Supreme Court Justice.

  9. Question • Who is Thurgood Marshall?

  10. Answer • FIRST European to land in Florida. • He was looking for the fountain of youth.

  11. Question • Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?

  12. Answer • Sponsored by France to colonize the New World. • Explored the Saint Lawrence River Valley.

  13. Question • Who is Jacques Cartier?

  14. Answer • Sponsored by Spain to discover riches and land to conquer. • EXPLORER who gave Spain claim to Florida.

  15. Question • Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?

  16. Answer • EXPLORER who was sponsored by England to find riches, a western sea route to Asia, and colonize Virginia.

  17. Question • Who is Christopher Newport?

  18. Answer • EXPLORER who discovered the “New World”. • Discovered a sea route to America. • Landed in San Salvador. • Sponsored by Spain to find sea route to Asia

  19. Question • Who is Christopher Columbus?

  20. Answer • EXPLORER who was sponsored by England to find riches, a western sea route to Asia, and colonize Virginia. • One of the first men to reach the Fall Line of the James River. • Made 4 more voyages to Jamestown.

  21. Question • Who is Christopher Newport?

  22. DAILY DOUBLE • How much do you wish to wager?

  23. DAILY DOUBLEAnswer • Believed to have sewn one of our country’s first flags.

  24. Question • Who is Betsy Ross?

  25. Answer • African American woman who refused to give up her public bus seat.

  26. Question • Who is Rosa Parks?

  27. Answer • She overcame disabilities. • Helped others who were blind and deaf.

  28. Question • Who is Helen Keller?

  29. Answer • Helped women to get the right to vote.

  30. Question • Who is Susan B. Anthony?

  31. Answer • African American who studied plants. • Found hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.

  32. Question • Who is George Washington Carver?

  33. Answer • African American baseball player who HELPED others of his heritage to gain opportunities

  34. Question • Who is Jackie Robinson?

  35. Answer • African American minister who HELPED change laws

  36. Question • Who is Martin Luther King?

  37. Answer • This President of the United states HELPED free slaves. • He was born in a log cabin.

  38. Question • Who is Abraham Lincoln?

  39. Answer • This Indian girl was a HELPER and friend to the settlers of Jamestown.

  40. Question • Who is Pocahontas?

  41. Answer • This person HELPED others who were blind and deaf.

  42. Question • Who is Helen Keller?

  43. Answer • This LEADER was the third President of the United States • Author of Declaration of Independence • Born in Virginia

  44. Question • Who is Thomas Jefferson?

  45. DAILY DOUBLE • How much do you wish to wager?

  46. Answer • LED women in the struggle for equal rights

  47. Question • Who is Susan B. Anthony?

  48. Answer • Brave LEADER of soldiers • “Father of our Country”

  49. Question • Who is George Washington?

  50. Answer • This African American minister was a LEADER who helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means.

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