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The Faces of Mount Rushmore

The Faces of Mount Rushmore. Discover the names of these men!. Our Pioneer Presidents. George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln. Home. George Washington. Founding Father of our Independence President of the Continental Congress

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The Faces of Mount Rushmore

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  1. The Faces of Mount Rushmore Discover the names of these men!

  2. Our Pioneer Presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Home

  3. George Washington • Founding Father of our Independence • President of the Continental Congress • Elected as our First President “ The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” George Washington - First Inaugural Address - April 30, 1789 Home

  4. Thomas Jefferson • Author of the Declaration of Independence • Third President of the United States • Purchased the Louisiana Territory “ We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson - Declaration Independence - July 4, 1776 Home

  5. Theodore Roosevelt • The Trust Buster • Constructed the Panama Canal • Created National Parks & Monuments • Conservationist “ The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight – that he shall not be a mere passenger…”Theodore Roosevelt (Front windows of the visitor center) Home

  6. Abraham Lincoln • Preserved the Union • Abolished Slavery • Created the Emancipation Proclamation “ Fellow citizens we cannot escape history. In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free… We shall nobly save, or meanly loose, the last best hope of earth.” Abraham Lincoln - Annual Message to Congress Dec 1, 1862 Home

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