Historical Figures-Bilhartz

I was the first African American Supreme Court justice.

I invented steamboats that could carry people and goods across American waters.

I was the 26th president of the U.S. and I set land aside for national forests and parks.

I was a scientist who used peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans to create over 300 new products.

She stood up for the poor, and was the 1st Mexican American voted to TX Legislature

I wrote my name in bold letters when I signed the Declaration of Independence.

I warned people during the American Revolution that the British were coming.

He was was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.

Who wrote letters to her husband and gave him advice and asked him to make laws giving women more rights?

I was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. My disappearance is still a mystery.

She was a former slave traveled speaking against slavery and fighting for women rights.